SOLUTION: How many permutations are there for the letters in the word 'Kennebunk?'

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Question 28042: How many permutations are there for the letters in the word 'Kennebunk?'
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, venugopalramana:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The word has 2 k's, 3 n's, 2 e's, and 9 letters overall.
# of permutations is 9!/[2!*3!*2!]
Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by venugopalramana(3286) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Kennebunk?'
there are 9 letterscomprising..2-ks,2-es,3-ns,1-b,1-u....so number of permutations are
9!/(2!2!3!1!1!)=9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2/2*2*3*2=15120