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Question 479358: I don't understand how to solve this question? This is permutarions.
How many ways can we pick a 6 letter "word" from the word HOKIES?

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The 1st choice is 1 of 6, then 1 of 5, 1 of 4, etc
--> 6*5*4*3*2*1
= 720
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6! = 720
6! is 6 factorial