document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1157796>Question 1157796</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many distinguishable permutations can be formed from the letters in the word \"sassafras\"?? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #780668 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Shin123><B>Shin123(626)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Shin123><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=Shin123><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=780668\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Because there are 9 letters, there are 9! ways to do it, right? However, there are 4 s's and 3 a's that we have to account for. There are 4! and 3! ways to arrange the s's and a's, respectively. So there are actually <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%21%2F4%213%21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%21%2F4%213%21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ways to arrange the letters. Simplifying, we get <br/> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%21%2F4%213%21=%289%2A8%2A7%2A6%2A5%2A4%2A3%2A2%2A1%29%2F%284%2A3%2A2%2A1%29%283%2A2%2A1%29=+%289%2A8%2A7%2A6%2A5%2Across%284%2A3%2A2%2A1%29%29%2Fcross%28%284%2A3%2A2%2A1%29%29%283%2A2%2A1%29=%289%2A8%2A7%2A6%2A5%29%2F%283%2A2%2A1%29=%289%2A8%2A7%2A6%2A5%29%2F6=%289%2A8%2A7%2Across%286%29%2A5%29%2Fcross%286%29=9%2A8%2A7%2A5=9%2A40%2A7=40%2A63=%2863%2A4%29%2A10=252%2A10=highlight%28highlight_green%28highlight%282520%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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