document.write( "Question 1033961: Hi, I have no idea where to even start.\r
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document.write( "There is only 1 way they can be arranged in alphabetical order.\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are 5P5 = 5! = 5*4*3*2*1 = 120 ways they can be arranged\r\n" );
document.write( "in different orders.\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's 1 way out of 120, or a probability of .\r\n" );
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