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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how many ways can six different books be arranged on a shelf if one of the books is a dictionary  and it must be listed first or last? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to place the dictionary: 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of ways to arrange the other 5 books: 5!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total # of arrangements: 2*5! = 2*120 = 240 ways<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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