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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-11-11

Yancey collects plastic banks. He has three different banks: a pig, a cow, and a horse. How many ways can Yancey arrange his banks on a shelf?

Asked by Kojo12

Answer (2)

Yancey can arrange his banks on a shelf in six (6) different ways.
They are:
P C H P H C C P H C H P H P C H C P

Answered by AL2006 | 2024-06-10

Yancey can arrange his three banks in 6 different ways. This is calculated using the permutation formula, which in this case is 3! = 6. The possible arrangements include Pig-Cow-Horse, Pig-Horse-Cow, Cow-Pig-Horse, Cow-Horse-Pig, Horse-Pig-Cow, and Horse-Cow-Pig.
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Answered by AL2006 | 2024-09-27