Counting a) Find the number of indistinguishable permutations of the letters in MATTRESSES b) How many 10 letter strings containing only a's, b's, and c's have 3 a's and 2 b's?

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a) Find the number of indistinguishable permutations of the letters in MATTRESSES
b) How many 10 letter strings containing only a's, b's, and c's have 3 a's and 2 b's?
Transcribed Image Text:Counting a) Find the number of indistinguishable permutations of the letters in MATTRESSES b) How many 10 letter strings containing only a's, b's, and c's have 3 a's and 2 b's?
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