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ashely was born on 12/22/2001. how many eight-digit codes could she make using digits in her birthday?

User Narendra Chandratre
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We have 8 digits:


1,2,2,2,2,0,0,1

So, the number of combinations is:


C=8!=40320

However:

2 is repeated 4 times

0 is repeated 2 times

1 is repeated 2 times

Therefore:


T=(40320)/(4!\cdot2!\cdot2!)=420

Answer:

420

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