SOLUTION: If a "word" is any arrangement of 3 different letters, how many 3-letter "words" can be formed from the letters B, O, N, and K, where each letter is to be used once? how many wo

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Question 1125726: If a "word" is any arrangement of 3 different letters, how many 3-letter "words" can be formed from the letters B, O, N, and K, where each letter is to be used once?
how many words?

Answer by ikleyn(52798)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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4*3*2 = 24  different words under the given conditions.



    One (any) of the 4 letters in the left-most position.


    one of the 3 remaining letters in the next position,  and


    one of the 2 remaining letters in the last, third position.


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