Count number of strings (made of R, G and B) using given combination

We need to make a string of size n. Each character of the string is either ‘R’, ‘B’ or ‘G’. In the final string there needs to be at least r number of ‘R’, at least b number of ‘B’ and at least g number of ‘G’ (such that r + g + b <= n). We need to find number of such strings possible.

Examples:

Input : n = 4, r = 1, 
        b = 1, g = 1.
Output: 36 
No. of 'R' >= 1, 
No. of ‘G’ >= 1, 
No. of ‘B’ >= 1 and 
(No. of ‘R’) + (No. of ‘B’) + (No. of ‘G’) = n
then following cases are possible:
1. RBGR and its 12 permutation
2. RBGB and its 12 permutation
3. RBGG and its 12 permutation
Hence answer is 36.

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  1. As R, B and G have to be included atleast for given no. of times. Remaining values = n -(r + b + g).
  2. Make all combinations for the remaining values.
  3. Consider each element one by one for the remaining values and sum up all the permuations.
  4. Return total no. of permutations of all the combinations.

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// C++ program to count number of possible strings
// with n characters.
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
  
// Function to calculate number of strings
int possibleStrings( int n, int r, int b, int g)
{
    // Store factorial of numbers up to n
    // for further computation
    int fact[n+1];
    fact[0] = 1;
    for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++)
        fact[i] = fact[i-1] * i;
  
    // Find the remaining values to be added
    int left = n - (r+g+b);
    int sum = 0;
  
    // Make all possible combinations
    // of R, B and G for the remaining value
    for (int i = 0; i <= left; i++)
    {
        for (int j = 0; j<= left-i; j++)
        {
            int k = left - (i+j);
  
            // Compute permutation of each combination
            // one by one and add them.
            sum = sum + fact[n] /
                       (fact[i+r]*fact[j+b]*fact[k+g]);
        }
    }
  
    // Return total no. of strings/permutation
    return sum;
}
  
// Drivers code
int main()
{
    int n = 4, r = 2;
    int b = 0, g = 1;
    cout << possibleStrings(n, r, b, g);
    return 0;
}

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// Java program to count number of possible  


// strings with n characters. 


  


class GFG{ 


      


    //Function to calculate number of strings 


    static int possibleStrings( int n, int r, int b, int g) 


    { 


     // Store factorial of numbers up to n 


     // for further computation 


     int fact[] = new int[n+1]; 


     fact[0] = 1; 


     for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) 


         fact[i] = fact[i-1] * i; 


  


     // Find the remaining values to be added 


     int left = n - (r+g+b); 


     int sum = 0; 


  


     // Make all possible combinations 


     // of R, B and G for the remaining value 


     for (int i = 0; i <= left; i++) 


     { 


         for (int j = 0; j<= left-i; j++) 


         { 


             int k = left - (i+j); 


  


             // Compute permutation of each combination 


             // one by one and add them. 


             sum = sum + fact[n] / 


                        (fact[i+r]*fact[j+b]*fact[k+g]); 


         } 


     } 


  


     // Return total no. of strings/permutation 


     return sum; 


    } 


  


    //Drivers code 


    public static void main(String []args) 


    { 


        int n = 4, r = 2; 


         int b = 0, g = 1; 


         System.out.println(possibleStrings(n, r, b, g)); 


    } 


} 



















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# Python 3 program to count number of  


# possible strings with n characters. 


  


# Function to calculate number of strings 


def possibleStrings(n, r, b, g): 


      


    # Store factorial of numbers up to n 


    # for further computation 


    fact = [0 for i in range(n + 1)] 


    fact[0] = 1


    for i in range(1, n + 1, 1): 


        fact[i] = fact[i - 1] * i 


  


    # Find the remaining values to be added 


    left = n - (r + g + b) 


    sum = 0


  


    # Make all possible combinations of  


    # R, B and G for the remaining value 


    for i in range(0, left + 1, 1): 


        for j in range(0, left - i + 1, 1): 


            k = left - (i + j) 


  


            # Compute permutation of each  


            # combination one by one and add them. 


            sum = (sum + fact[n] / (fact[i + r] * 


                         fact[j + b] * fact[k + g])) 


      


    # Return total no. of  


    # strings/permutation 


    return sum


  


# Driver code 


if __name__ == '__main__': 


    n = 4


    r = 2


    b = 0


    g = 1


    print(int(possibleStrings(n, r, b, g))) 


      


# This code is contributed by 


# Sanjit_Prasad 



















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// C# program to count number of possible  


// strings with n characters. 


using System; 


  


class GFG 


{ 


  


    //Function to calculate number of strings 


    static int possibleStrings( int n, int r, 


                                int b, int g) 


    { 


        // Store factorial of numbers up to n 


        // for further computation 


        int[] fact = new int[n + 1]; 


        fact[0] = 1; 


      


        for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) 


            fact[i] = fact[i - 1] * i; 


  


        // Find the remaining values to be added 


        int left = n - (r + g + b); 


        int sum = 0; 


  


        // Make all possible combinations 


        // of R, B and G for the remaining value 


        for (int i = 0; i <= left; i++) 


        { 


            for (int j = 0; j <= left - i; j++) 


            { 


                int k = left - (i + j); 


  


                // Compute permutation of each combination 


                // one by one and add them. 


                sum = sum + fact[n] / (fact[i + r] * 


                        fact[j + b] * fact[k + g]); 


            } 


        } 


  


        // Return total no. of strings/permutation 


        return sum; 


    } 


  


    //Drivers code 


    public static void Main() 


    { 


        int n = 4, r = 2; 


        int b = 0, g = 1; 


        Console.WriteLine(possibleStrings(n, r, b, g)); 


    } 


} 


  


// This Code is contributed by Code_Mech. 



















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<?php 


// PHP program to count number 


// of possible strings with  


// n characters. 


  


// Function to calculate  


// number of strings 


function possibleStrings( $n, $r, $b, $g) 


{ 


      


    // Store factorial of  


    // numbers up to n for 


    // further computation 


    $fact[0] = 1; 


    for ($i = 1; $i <= $n; $i++) 


        $fact[$i] = $fact[$i - 1] * $i; 


  


    // Find the remaining 


    // values to be added 


    $left = $n - ($r + $g + $b); 


    $sum = 0; 


  


    // Make all possible combinations 


    // of R, B and G for the remaining value 


    for ($i = 0; $i <= $left; $i++) 


    { 


        for ($j = 0; $j <= $left - $i; $j++) 


        { 


            $k = $left - ($i+$j); 


  


            // Compute permutation of  


            // each combination one  


            // by one and add them. 


            $sum = $sum + $fact[$n] / 


                   ($fact[$i + $r] *  


                   $fact[$j + $b] *  


                   $fact[$k + $g]); 


        } 


    } 


  


    // Return total no. of  


    // strings/permutation 


    return $sum; 


} 


  


    // Driver Code 


    $n = 4; $r = 2; 


    $b = 0; $g = 1; 


      


    echo possibleStrings($n, $r, $b, $g); 


  


// This code is contributed by jit_t. 


?> 



















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Output:


22



To handle n with large numbers, we can use the concept of Large Factorial.


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