Question

Leila is arranging 11 cans of food in a row on a shelf. She has 4 cans of corn, 1 can of peas, and 6 cans of beets. In how many distinct orders can the cans be arranged if two cans of the same food are considered identical.

Answer 1

2310 ways

Explanation:

We are given;

Number of cans = 11

Number of cans of corn = 4

Number of cans of peas = 1

Number of cans of beets = 6

Following the rule of combination and permutations and applying it to this question, we have;

Number of ways = 11!/(6! × 1! × 4!)

Number of ways = 2310 ways