SOLUTION: In how many ways can the word 'boy' be rearranged

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Question 843931: In how many ways can the word 'boy' be rearranged
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We can choose the first letter 3 ways,
For each of those 3 ways to choose the first letter, there
are 2 ways left for us to choose the second letter.
And there is only 1 letter left to choose the third letter.

That's 3󫎽 = 6 ways.

Checking:

boy, byo, oby, oyb, ybo, yob

Count them.  That's 6 ways.

Edwin
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