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document.write( "Word  \"chromate\"  has 8 letters, all are different.   Therefore\r\n" );
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document.write( "(a)  the numberr of words is  8*7*6*5*4 = 6720.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     The product of 5 consecutive natural numbers starting from 8 in descending order.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     Any of the 8 letters in the first, leftmost, position;\r\n" );
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document.write( "     any of remaining 7 letters in the next position;\r\n" );
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document.write( "     any of   . . . and so on . . . \r\n" );
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document.write( "(b)  the number of words is   = 8*8*8*8*8 = 32768.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     Any of 8 letters in the first, leftmost, position;\r\n" );
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document.write( "     any of 8 letters in the next position;\r\n" );
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document.write( "     any of   . . . and so on . . . \r\n" );
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