Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Sampling and estimation

Sampling and estimation — practice question

(i)[1]

Find how many distinct ways the $9$ letters in HAPPINESS can be arranged in a line.

(ii)[4]

Find the probability that, when the $9$ letters of HAPPINESS are placed in random order in a line, the $3$ vowels (A, E, I) do not all sit together.

(iii)[3]

Find the number of different selections of $4$ letters from the $9$ letters in HAPPINESS that include no Ps and either one or two Ss.

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