Thread: explanation of the given result of permutations

the number of permutations of n different things raken r at a time where k particular things always occur together in an assigned order is given by (n-kpr-k) *(n-k+1).


could you kindly explain me how this result is obtained

Originally Posted by anigeo

the number of permutations of n different things raken r at a time where k particular things always occur together in an assigned order is given by (n-kpr-k) *(n-k+1).


could you kindly explain me how this result is obtained

I am not really clear on the setup.
Suppose we have , the first thirteen letters of the alphabet. It seems that you are asking for the number of permutations of eight of those letters BUT among those eight must be the block in that order.

So we are going to permute of these letters .
Those 5 letter and the block make 6 things to permute.
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You can make the generalizations.