Reginald wants to buy a new collar for each of his 3 cats. The collars come in a choice of 6 different colors. How many selections of collarsfor each of the 3 cats are possible if color repetitions are

Jarett Millard asked Nov 19, 2023

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Jarett Millard asked Nov 19, 2023

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We will have the following:

Assuming that color repetitions can be made, then total number of selections for collars for the 3 cats will be:

$6\ast6\ast6=216$

So, there will be a total of 216 possible permutations of choices.

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