Answer to Question #331568 in Discrete Mathematics for abhilasha

Question

Calculate the total number of words that can be formed using the

letters of the word “MISSIPPI” if two ‘S’ and two ‘I’ are adjacent to

each other.

Answer 1

Number of unic elements

M -1

I-1

SS-1

II- 1

P-2

Common number of letters is 8

Total number of words

$\frac{8!}{1!1!1!1!2!}=20160$