2022 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 14
Problem
In how many ways can the letters in BEEKEEPER be rearranged so that two or more Es do not appear together?
Solution
All valid arrangements of the letters must be of the form ![\[\textbf{E\underline{\hspace{3mm}}E\underline{\hspace{3mm}}E\underline{\hspace{3mm}}E\underline{\hspace{3mm}}E}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/e/c/3ecf6e61439838584cdc342894a7e76208755b5c.png)
The problem is equivalent to counting the arrangements of 
and 
into the four blanks, in which there are 
ways.
~MRENTHUSIASM
See Also
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