SOLUTION: how many ways can the letters in 'Alaska' be arranged?

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Question 590870: how many ways can the letters in 'Alaska' be arranged?
Answer by ad_alta(240) About Me  (Show Source):
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If we treat each letter as distinct, we get 6!=720. However, the letter 'a' is repeated three times, so we must divide by 3! to get 120 distinct arrangements.