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a dice is thrown Six times

How many ways can we award 3 sides similar and 3different sides
How to know if its permutation or combination?

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Original post by susanna76

a dice is thrown Six times

How many ways can we award 3 sides similar and 3different sides
How to know if its permutation or combination?

The question's a bit unclear - do you mean how many ways can you get 3 sides the same, and any other 3 sides, or 3 the same and 3 not the same?

I personally wouldn't do this with a formula - I think it's easier if you just work out the sequence of events.

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