2016 UNCO Math Contest II Problems/Problem 9: Difference between revisions
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(This should not be in intermediate combinatorics; it makes use of some very obvious basic knowledge of combinatorics) | |||
Four identical white pawns and four identical black pawns are to be placed on a standard | Four identical white pawns and four identical black pawns are to be placed on a standard | ||
8 × 8, two-colored chessboard. | 8 × 8, two-colored chessboard. | ||
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Problem
Chess Masters
(This should not be in intermediate combinatorics; it makes use of some very obvious basic knowledge of combinatorics) Four identical white pawns and four identical black pawns are to be placed on a standard 8 × 8, two-colored chessboard.
How many distinct arrangements of the colored pawns on the colored board are possible?
No two pawns occupy the same square. The color of a pawn need not match the color of the square it occupies, but it might. You may give your answer as a formula involving factorials or combinations: you are not asked to compute the number.
Solution
There are 
arrangements of the colored pawns on the standard board.
See also
| 2016 UNCO Math Contest II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 8 |
Followed by Problem 10 | |
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| All UNCO Math Contest Problems and Solutions | ||
