Q. What is the total number of different 12-letter arrangements that can be formed using the letters in the word ANNUNCIATION?Answer:
Determine Frequency of Each Letter: Determine the frequency of each letter in the word ANNUNCIATION. A appears 3 times, N appears 4 times, U appears 1 time, C appears 1 time, I appears 1 time, 30 appears 1 time, and 32 appears 1 time.
Calculate Total Number of Letters Factorial: Calculate the factorial of the total number of letters.The word ANNUNCIATION has 12 letters, so we calculate 12! (12 factorial).12!=12×11×10×9×8×7×6×5×4×3×2×1
Calculate Factorial of Each Letter Frequency: Calculate the factorial of the frequency of each letter.A appears 3 times, so we calculate 3!.3!=3×2×1N appears 4 times, so we calculate 4!.4!=4×3×2×1U, C, I, O, and T each appear 1 time, so their factorials are all 1!.1!=1
Use Formula for Permutations: Use the formula for permutations of a multiset to find the total number of different arrangements.The formula is:Total arrangements =3!×4!×1!×1!×1!×1!×1!12!