Explore the following Word Combination examples to learn how to find different ways to choose items in various contexts.
Example 1: Combinations of Letters from GRAPE
- Problem: How many ways can 2 letters be chosen from the word GRAPE?
- Solution: The word GRAPE contains the letters G, R, A, P, E, each appearing once. The number of combinations of 2 letters from these 5 unique letters is calculated as C(5, 2) = 10.
- Answer: There are 10 ways to choose the letters.
Example 2: Combinations of Letters from BEE
- Problem: How many ways can we choose 2 letters from the word BEE?
- Solution: To calculate, consider all possible distributions of the letters while respecting their frequencies. The possible combinations are:{E, E}, {B, E}.
- Answer: There are 2 ways to choose the letters.
Example 3: Combinations of Letters from MOON
- Problem: How many ways can we choose 3 letters from the word MOON?
- Solution:To calculate, consider all possible distributions of the letters while respecting their frequencies. The possible combinations are: {O, O, M}, {O, O, N}, {M, O, N}
- Answer: There are 3 ways to choose the letters.