document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=567608>Question 567608</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If an experiment consists of throwing a die and then drawing a letter at random from the English alphabet, how many points are in the sample space?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-a. How many distinct permutations can be made from the letters of the word columns?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  b. How many of these permutations start with the letter “m”? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: 6*26<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-a. How many distinct permutations can be made from the letters of the word columns?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 7! = 5040<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. How many of these permutations start with the letter “m”?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 1*6! = 720<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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