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#876 · Combinatorics · Counting

Flag hanging arrangements

Fourteen flags are to be hung, consisting of 2 blue, 3 red, 2 white, 3 green, 2 yellow, and 2 purple flags. In how many distinct orders can they be displayed?

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. XI. Permutations and Combinations, Examples XI.b, No. 3

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