2022 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 14
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Problem
In how many ways can the letters in 
be rearranged so that two or more 
s 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.
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