document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1175187>Question 1175187</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 12 color pencils in different colors. If the 4 boxes are filled with different colors, how many different patterns can be formed? (Each box can only be filled with one color.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Each pattern is an &nbsp;ORDERED &nbsp;sequence of colors.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, &nbsp;the answer to the problem's question is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12*11*10*9 = 11880  &nbsp;&nbsp;different patterns.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ordering is important, &nbsp;so we use &nbsp;PERMUTATIONS, &nbsp;not combinations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solved and completed.\r<BR>\n" );
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