document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1194623>Question 1194623</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the total number of different permutations of all the letters of the word SECONDARY.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Select one:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36,288\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "362,880\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "181,440\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90,720 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Each letter in the given word is unique, so we don't have any worries about repeat letters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 9 letters in the word, which is the number of choices for the first slot<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we have 9-1 = 8 choices for the next slot<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 7 choices for the third, and so on.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Count down until reaching 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This countdown happens because we cannot reuse any letters already selected.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then multiply:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 362,880\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The shortcut would be to say<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9! = 362,880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is factorial notation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Many calculators have an exclamation mark button somewhere on the calculator face, or the factorial feature is buried in a submenu somewhere.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 362,880  (choice B)<BR>\n" );
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