document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=748088>Question 748088</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many different three-letter codes can be formed out of the word PEPPER? Is that both a combination and permutation problem? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Forms: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "PEP<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PPP<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PEP: 3!/2! = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PER: 3! = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PPP: 3!/3! = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of codes: 3+6+1 = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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