document.write( "Question 1170027: How many ways can you order the letters in SASKATOON if the first two letters must both be an A and the last letter must be a K?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #794889 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "That leaves the letters SSTOON in the middle -- 6 letters including 2 pairs. The number of ways of arranging those letters is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then the two A's in the first two positions can be arranged in either of 2 ways. \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: 180*2 = 360 different ways. \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Corrected response.... \n" ); document.write( "Yes, the other tutors are right -- we are talking about distinguishable orderings, so there is only 1 ordering of the two A's at the beginning. \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: 180*1 = 180 different ways \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |