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How many different letter arrangements can be made from
Chapter 1, Problem 8P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 8P
How many different letter arrangements can be made from the letters
(a) Fluke?
(b) Propose?
(c) Mississippi?
(d) Arrange?
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Problem 8P
How many different letter arrangements can be made from the letters
(a) Fluke?
(b) Propose?
(c) Mississippi?
(d) Arrange?
ANSWER:
Step 1 of 4
(a)
We are asked to find how many different letter arrangements can be made from the letters.
“Fluke”
Suppose now that we have objects, then different permutations of the objects is,
……(1)
Since “Fluke” has five unique letters, we have possible letter arrangements using equation (1),
Hence a number of letter arrangements are possible for the word “Fluke.”