Arrangements of BANANA

Combinatorics
Multiset Permutations
Easy
How many distinct arrangements of the letters in the word BANANA exist?
Hint 1

The word has repeated letters: three A's and two N's out of six letters.

Hint 2

Divide the total permutations by the factorials of the repeat counts.

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  1. 1. Apply the multiset permutation formula

    BANANA has letters with A's, N's and B.

Answer: 60

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