document.write( "Question 611921: How can I find the number of ways the word \"ALGEBRA\" can be arranged.
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document.write( "Its really confusing...
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document.write( "Choices are..
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document.write( "A.7!/5!2!
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document.write( "B.7!/2!
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document.write( "C.7!
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document.write( "D.2!/7!
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Algebra.Com's Answer #385191 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are 7! ways to arrange 7 letters, but there are two 'A's. So to correct for this double counting, you have to divide by 2!\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is 7!/2! \n" ); document.write( " |