6.6:19 6.7:36 and the following: Question: What is the coefficient of x^2y^3z^3 in (x+y+z)^8? (x+y+z)^8=(x+y+z)(x+y+z)...(x+y+z) (8 times). The coefficient of x^2y^3z^3 is the number of ways we can select x from 2 of the terms, y from 3 of them, and z from the remaining three; for instance xyyzxyzz corresponds to picking x from the first, y from the second and third, and so on. So the coefficient of x^2y^3z^3 is the number permutations of xxyyyzzz which is 8!/2!3!3!. In general, what is the coefficient of x^i y^j z^k (with i+j+k=n) in (x+y+z)^n? Answer n!/i!j!k!