SOLUTION: Five letters are selected from the alphabet, one at a time with replacement, to form a five-letter “word.” What is the probability that the “word” has five different letters?

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Question 356337: Five letters are selected from the alphabet, one at a time with replacement, to form a five-letter
“word.” What is the probability that the “word” has five different letters?

Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 * 25/26 * 24/26 * 23*26 * 22/26 = .6643
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Ed

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