document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=224818>Question 224818</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many ways can three letters be chosen from the letters A,B,C,D, and E? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If repeats are allowed, eg AAA, it's 5*5*5 = 125<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If letters can't be reused, it's 5*4*3 = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 1st letter is 1 of 5, then 1/4, then 1/3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is 5!/(5-3)! = 120/2 = 60<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If order doesn't matter, ie, if ABC is the same as ACB, then it's<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5*4*3/(3*2*1) = 10<BR>\n" );
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