document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008934>Question 1008934</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in how many ways can the letters of the word number be arranged if e and r cannot be side by side? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "letters in \"number\":: 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of arrangements where e and r CAN BE side by side:: 5*2!*4!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: # of ways they CANNOT be side-by-side:: 6! - 10*4! = 480<BR>\n" );
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