(Fundamental Counting Principle) Take 4 pennies and 2 dimes (or nickels etc.). N
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(Fundamental Counting Principle) Take 4 pennies and 2 dimes (ornickels etc.). Now assume that you have no way to distinguish the
pennies from each other and no way to distinguish the dimes
from each other, but you can tell the difference between a dime
and a penny. For each of the following situations, how many
different ways can you pull coins from a bag. For instance, if I ask
for the number of ways for a bag with a penny and a dime, there
are 2 ways to pull the coins out of the bag: a penny followed by a
dime or a dime followed by a penny. Here are the situations: 4
pennies, 4 dimes, 2 pennies and 2 dimes, 3 pennies and 1 dime.
Finally, how many ways for 1 penny, 1 dime, 1 nickel and 1
quarter
Explanation / Answer
a.) for 4 pennies, there is only one way to pull them out of the bag since you can't distinguish between pennies. pppp b.) for 4 dimes, there is also only one way to pull them out of the bag since you can't distinguish between dimes. dddd c.) for 2 pennies and 2 dimes, there are 6 ways to pull them out of the bag: ppdd, pdpd, pddp, ddpp, dpdp, dppd d.) for 3 pennies and 1 dime, there are 4 ways to pull them out of the bag: pppd, ppdp, pdpp, dppp e.) for 1 penny, dime, nickel, and quarter, there are 24 ways to pull them out of the bag: pdnq, pdqn, pndq, pnqd, pqdn, pqnd, dpnq, dpqn, dnpq, dnqp, dqpn, dqnp, nqpd, nqdp, npdq, npqd, ndpq, ndqp, qnpd, qndp, qpdn, qpnd, qndp, qnpd
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