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In How Many Ways Can 7 Letters Be Posted in 4 Letter Boxes?

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In how many ways can 7 letters be posted in 4 letter boxes?

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Solution

Each letter can be posted in any one of the 4 letter boxes.
Number of ways of posting one letter = 4
∴ Required number of ways of posting the 7 letters =`4xx4xx4xx4xx4xx4xx4=4^7`

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Chapter 16: Permutations - Exercise 16.2 [Page 16]

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R.D. Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 11
Chapter 16 Permutations
Exercise 16.2 | Q 46 | Page 16

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