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A panel for a political forum is made up of 13 people from three parties, all seated in a row. The panel consists of 4 Socialists, 1 Republican, and 8 Green Party members. In how many distinct orders can they be seated if two people of the same party are considered identical (not distinct)?

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A panel for a political forum is made up of 13 people from three parties, all seated in a row. The panel consists of 4 Socialists, 1 Republican, and 8 Green Party members. In how many distinct orders can they be seated if two people of the same party are considered identical (not distinct)?

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To solve this problem, we can use the formula for permutations of a multiset. This formula is n! / (n1! * n2! * ... * nk!), where n is the total number of items, and n1, n2, ..., nk are the numbers of each type of item.

In this case, n = 13 (the total number of people), n1 = 4 (the number of Socialists), n2 = 1 (the number of Republicans), and n3 = 8 (the number of Green Party members).

So, the number of distinct orders in which they can be seated is 13! / (4! * 1! * 8!) = 34650.

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