Problem: Fifteen books are to be placed in a shelf. The fifteen books are composed of the following: six structural engineering books, five geotechnical engineering books, and four water-resource engineering books. 1. In how many ways can you arrange the books if they must be grouped together? 2. In how many ways can you arrange the books if the geotechnical engineering books are grouped together?

Problem: Fifteen books are to be placed in a shelf. The fifteen books are composed of the following: six structural engineering books, five geotechnical engineering books, and four water-resource engineering books. 1. In how many ways can you arrange the books if they must be grouped together? 2. In how many ways can you arrange the books if the geotechnical engineering books are grouped together?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P: a. How many different 7-place license plates are possible if the first 2 places are for letters and...

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