2024 Mock AMC 10 - Problem 13


How many permutations of the word TOPSOJTOPSOJ do not contain the words TOPS"``TOPS" or OJ"``OJ" in them? For example, TOPSJOTOPSJO and TOJPOSTOJPOS are invalid, while TOSPJOTOSPJO is valid.

(A) 216(B) 234(C) 236(D) 594(E) 596\textbf{(A)}~216 \qquad \textbf{(B)}~ 234 \qquad \textbf{(C)}~236 \qquad \textbf{(D)}~ 594\qquad \textbf{(E)}~ 596

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Category: Mock AMC 10
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