JAMB 2012 · UTME · Q48

In how many ways can the letters of the word TOTALITY be arranged?

Worked solution (try it first)
  1. TOTALITY has 8 letters, so start with 8!=40 3208! = 40\,320.
  2. T appears 3 times (T, O, T, A, L, I, T, Y) and every other letter once, so divide by 3!=63! = 6.
  3. 40 320÷6=672040\,320 \div 6 = 6720, option A.

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