document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=856342>Question 856342</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A computer is programmed to print 26 letters of the alphabet in random order.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. What is the probability that the word BLUE appears somewhere in the sequence of letters?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. What is the probability that the letters B,L,U,E (i.e. the words BLUE or LBUE or ELBU, etc) appear in a row somewhere in the sequence of letters? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #515920 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=515920\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1)The b must appear in the first 23 letters. There are 23 different locations it can occupy. Each other letter has only 23 places that it can occupy also.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/23 * 1/22 * 1/21 * 1/20 * 23 = 1/9240<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4!/26P4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=24/358800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/14950<BR>\n" );
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