SOLUTION: Consider the letters of the word "TOMORROW". find the number of ways in which four letters can be selected

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Question 1149619: Consider the letters of the word "TOMORROW". find the number of ways in which four letters can be selected
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, ikleyn:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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The letters in "TOMORROW" are "T,O,M,R,W"

5 letters CHOOSE 4 = 5C4 = 5

Those 5 ways are

1.    T,O,M,R
2.    T,O,M,W
3.    T,O,R,W
4.    T,M,R,W
5.    O,M,R,W

Edwin

Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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Edwin thinks that the word "TOMORROW" has 5 letters.

Another person (me, for example) may think that it has 8 letters.

If the problem admits different interpretations, it means that something is WRONG with its formulation.