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Why do I get two different answers for this counting problem?


Combinatorics question about english letters (with consonants and vowels)Permutation and CombinationsWords counting problemTwo different answers for combinatorics question - which is correct?Two different answers - cubes and colorsHow many Strings of 6 letters contain: Exactly one Vowel, At least one Vowel?Ways to arrange a word so that no vowel is isolated between two consonantsEx 2., Combinatorics, Harris - Eleven letter sequences from the 26-letter alphabet containing exactly three vowels -String of letters and ways to have at least one vowelHow many different arrangements using 5 letters of the word INTEGRAL, if no two vowels are adjacent?













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Suppose that we consider English alphabets so we have 26 letters which 5 of them are vowels. I want to find all three letters sequences that contain at least one vowel.



My first approach is $26^3-21^3=8315$ which is the number of all three lettres sequences minus the number of three letter sequences which do not contain vowels.



Second approach: at least one vowel means one vowel or two vowels or three vowels so the answer is $(5cdot21^2)+(5^2cdot21)+5^3=2855$.



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    Suppose that we consider English alphabets so we have 26 letters which 5 of them are vowels. I want to find all three letters sequences that contain at least one vowel.



    My first approach is $26^3-21^3=8315$ which is the number of all three lettres sequences minus the number of three letter sequences which do not contain vowels.



    Second approach: at least one vowel means one vowel or two vowels or three vowels so the answer is $(5cdot21^2)+(5^2cdot21)+5^3=2855$.



    Why are these two answers different?










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      Suppose that we consider English alphabets so we have 26 letters which 5 of them are vowels. I want to find all three letters sequences that contain at least one vowel.



      My first approach is $26^3-21^3=8315$ which is the number of all three lettres sequences minus the number of three letter sequences which do not contain vowels.



      Second approach: at least one vowel means one vowel or two vowels or three vowels so the answer is $(5cdot21^2)+(5^2cdot21)+5^3=2855$.



      Why are these two answers different?










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      Suppose that we consider English alphabets so we have 26 letters which 5 of them are vowels. I want to find all three letters sequences that contain at least one vowel.



      My first approach is $26^3-21^3=8315$ which is the number of all three lettres sequences minus the number of three letter sequences which do not contain vowels.



      Second approach: at least one vowel means one vowel or two vowels or three vowels so the answer is $(5cdot21^2)+(5^2cdot21)+5^3=2855$.



      Why are these two answers different?







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          Take the number of all three letter words ($26^3$) and subtract from it the number that have only consonants ($21^3$).



          Your second method does not address all possible sequences of vowels, such as vowel-consonant-vowel or vowel-vowel-consonant or consonant-vowel-vowel.






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            That is my solution 1. I need to know why solution 2 does not work.
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          It is worth noting that to count properly with the second approach, you would have to write $$3 cdot 5 cdot 21^2 + 3 cdot 5^2 cdot 21 + 5^3 = 8315.$$ The first term counts all cases where there is exactly one vowel, and there are three positions for the location of this vowel. The second term counts all cases where there are exactly two vowels, and there are three positions for the location of the sole consonant. The third term counts all cases where there are exactly three vowels, but we do not multiply by three because all three letters are of the same type. You only have to consider the ordering of the types of letters (vowel vs. consonant) when there is more than one type of letter used.






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            Refer to Binomial Expansion



            $$(21+5)^3=21^3+tbinom 31cdotp 21^2cdotp5+tbinom 32cdotp21cdotp 5^2+5^3$$



            so$$26^3-21^3= (3cdot21^2cdotp 5)+(3cdot21cdotp 5^2)+5^3$$



            The binomial coefficients count the ways to select elements from a set.



            In your case, that is positions to place the vowels in the word.



            There are $3cdot21^2cdotp 5$ ways to select 1 vowels and two consonants where the vowel is in the first, second, or third place. And so on.






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              Take the number of all three letter words ($26^3$) and subtract from it the number that have only consonants ($21^3$).



              Your second method does not address all possible sequences of vowels, such as vowel-consonant-vowel or vowel-vowel-consonant or consonant-vowel-vowel.






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                That is my solution 1. I need to know why solution 2 does not work.
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                I get it. Thanks so much
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              $begingroup$

              Take the number of all three letter words ($26^3$) and subtract from it the number that have only consonants ($21^3$).



              Your second method does not address all possible sequences of vowels, such as vowel-consonant-vowel or vowel-vowel-consonant or consonant-vowel-vowel.






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                That is my solution 1. I need to know why solution 2 does not work.
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                I get it. Thanks so much
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              $begingroup$

              Take the number of all three letter words ($26^3$) and subtract from it the number that have only consonants ($21^3$).



              Your second method does not address all possible sequences of vowels, such as vowel-consonant-vowel or vowel-vowel-consonant or consonant-vowel-vowel.






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              Take the number of all three letter words ($26^3$) and subtract from it the number that have only consonants ($21^3$).



              Your second method does not address all possible sequences of vowels, such as vowel-consonant-vowel or vowel-vowel-consonant or consonant-vowel-vowel.







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                That is my solution 1. I need to know why solution 2 does not work.
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                I get it. Thanks so much
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                That is my solution 1. I need to know why solution 2 does not work.
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                I get it. Thanks so much
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              That is my solution 1. I need to know why solution 2 does not work.
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              That is my solution 1. I need to know why solution 2 does not work.
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              $begingroup$
              I get it. Thanks so much
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              $begingroup$
              I get it. Thanks so much
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              It is worth noting that to count properly with the second approach, you would have to write $$3 cdot 5 cdot 21^2 + 3 cdot 5^2 cdot 21 + 5^3 = 8315.$$ The first term counts all cases where there is exactly one vowel, and there are three positions for the location of this vowel. The second term counts all cases where there are exactly two vowels, and there are three positions for the location of the sole consonant. The third term counts all cases where there are exactly three vowels, but we do not multiply by three because all three letters are of the same type. You only have to consider the ordering of the types of letters (vowel vs. consonant) when there is more than one type of letter used.






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                It is worth noting that to count properly with the second approach, you would have to write $$3 cdot 5 cdot 21^2 + 3 cdot 5^2 cdot 21 + 5^3 = 8315.$$ The first term counts all cases where there is exactly one vowel, and there are three positions for the location of this vowel. The second term counts all cases where there are exactly two vowels, and there are three positions for the location of the sole consonant. The third term counts all cases where there are exactly three vowels, but we do not multiply by three because all three letters are of the same type. You only have to consider the ordering of the types of letters (vowel vs. consonant) when there is more than one type of letter used.






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                  It is worth noting that to count properly with the second approach, you would have to write $$3 cdot 5 cdot 21^2 + 3 cdot 5^2 cdot 21 + 5^3 = 8315.$$ The first term counts all cases where there is exactly one vowel, and there are three positions for the location of this vowel. The second term counts all cases where there are exactly two vowels, and there are three positions for the location of the sole consonant. The third term counts all cases where there are exactly three vowels, but we do not multiply by three because all three letters are of the same type. You only have to consider the ordering of the types of letters (vowel vs. consonant) when there is more than one type of letter used.






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                  It is worth noting that to count properly with the second approach, you would have to write $$3 cdot 5 cdot 21^2 + 3 cdot 5^2 cdot 21 + 5^3 = 8315.$$ The first term counts all cases where there is exactly one vowel, and there are three positions for the location of this vowel. The second term counts all cases where there are exactly two vowels, and there are three positions for the location of the sole consonant. The third term counts all cases where there are exactly three vowels, but we do not multiply by three because all three letters are of the same type. You only have to consider the ordering of the types of letters (vowel vs. consonant) when there is more than one type of letter used.







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                      Refer to Binomial Expansion



                      $$(21+5)^3=21^3+tbinom 31cdotp 21^2cdotp5+tbinom 32cdotp21cdotp 5^2+5^3$$



                      so$$26^3-21^3= (3cdot21^2cdotp 5)+(3cdot21cdotp 5^2)+5^3$$



                      The binomial coefficients count the ways to select elements from a set.



                      In your case, that is positions to place the vowels in the word.



                      There are $3cdot21^2cdotp 5$ ways to select 1 vowels and two consonants where the vowel is in the first, second, or third place. And so on.






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                        $begingroup$

                        Refer to Binomial Expansion



                        $$(21+5)^3=21^3+tbinom 31cdotp 21^2cdotp5+tbinom 32cdotp21cdotp 5^2+5^3$$



                        so$$26^3-21^3= (3cdot21^2cdotp 5)+(3cdot21cdotp 5^2)+5^3$$



                        The binomial coefficients count the ways to select elements from a set.



                        In your case, that is positions to place the vowels in the word.



                        There are $3cdot21^2cdotp 5$ ways to select 1 vowels and two consonants where the vowel is in the first, second, or third place. And so on.






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                          Refer to Binomial Expansion



                          $$(21+5)^3=21^3+tbinom 31cdotp 21^2cdotp5+tbinom 32cdotp21cdotp 5^2+5^3$$



                          so$$26^3-21^3= (3cdot21^2cdotp 5)+(3cdot21cdotp 5^2)+5^3$$



                          The binomial coefficients count the ways to select elements from a set.



                          In your case, that is positions to place the vowels in the word.



                          There are $3cdot21^2cdotp 5$ ways to select 1 vowels and two consonants where the vowel is in the first, second, or third place. And so on.






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                          Refer to Binomial Expansion



                          $$(21+5)^3=21^3+tbinom 31cdotp 21^2cdotp5+tbinom 32cdotp21cdotp 5^2+5^3$$



                          so$$26^3-21^3= (3cdot21^2cdotp 5)+(3cdot21cdotp 5^2)+5^3$$



                          The binomial coefficients count the ways to select elements from a set.



                          In your case, that is positions to place the vowels in the word.



                          There are $3cdot21^2cdotp 5$ ways to select 1 vowels and two consonants where the vowel is in the first, second, or third place. And so on.







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