document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252150>Question 252150</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose you are playing a word game with seven distinct letters. How many seven-letter words can there be? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #183929 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=183929\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assuming that the letters can only be used once, you have 7 letters for the first slot, 6 letters for the second (since one has been used already), 5 for the third, etc. until you have one left over for the last slot. Multiply these values to get: 7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 5040\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there are 5,040 different seven-letter 'words'. Note: a 'word' in this case is just a string of letters (it may or may not be a real word) </SPAN>\n" );
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