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My local shop wanted to create a sign that said PUZZLES, and they had the following multicoloured letters:
P P P U U Z Z Z Z Z L L L L E S S
How many different ways could they have made the sign?
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Answer
960.
Reasoning
P P P U U Z Z Z Z Z L L L L E S S gives 3 x P, 2 x U, 5 x Z, 4 x Z (only 4 as we've already used one), 4 x L, 1 x E, 2 x S.
3 x 2 x 5 x 4 x 4 x 1 x 2 = 960.
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