To find out how many different 10-letter words can be formed from the letters ‘mfnoceffbd’, we first need to look at the letters available and the repetitions among them. The letters we have are:
- m
- f
- n
- o
- c
- e
- b
- d
(2 times)
In total, we have 10 letters, with the letter ‘f’ repeating twice. The formula to calculate the number of different arrangements of letters, where some letters may be identical, is given by:
Number of arrangements = n! / (p1! * p2! * … * pk!)
Where n is the total number of letters, and p1, p2, …, pk are the counts of each identical letter. Here, we have:
- n = 10 (total letters)
- p1 = 2! (for ‘f’)
Now we’ll calculate it:
Number of arrangements = 10! / (2!)
10! = 3628800
And, 2! = 2
So we get:
Number of arrangements = 3628800 / 2 = 1814400
Therefore, the total number of different 10-letter words, real or imaginary, that can be formed from the letters ‘mfnoceffbd’ is 1,814,400.