SOLUTION: In how many ways the word mango can be arranged such that letter n always comes in second place

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Question 827840: In how many ways the word mango can be arranged such that letter n always comes in second place
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, edjones:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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In how many ways the word mango can be arranged such that letter n always comes in second place
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1st place: 4 ways
2nd place: 1 way
3rd place: 3 ways
4th place: 2 ways
5th place: 1 way
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Ans: 4! = 24 ways
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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The n will come in the 2nd place 1/5 of the time since mango has 5 letters.
5!/5
=4*3*2
=24 ways
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Ed