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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In how many ways can the letters in the word SCRAMBLE be rearranged? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Using all 8 letters?  You didn't state that, but I'll assume it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 1st letter is one of 8, the 2nd 1 of 7, 1 of 6, etc., so the # of ways is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*7*6...1 = 8! (8 factorial)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8! = 40320<BR>\n" );
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