SOLUTION: From the word SECONDARY, how many combinations are there when 5 letters are selected?

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Question 1173845: From the word SECONDARY, how many combinations are there when 5 letters are selected?
Answer by ikleyn(52858) About Me  (Show Source):
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The word contains 9 different letters.


The number of combinations is  c%5B9%5D%5E5 = %289%2A8%2A7%2A6%29%2F%281%2A2%2A3%2A4%29 = 126.   ANSWER<.U>

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