Question 913159
You have four letters: f, i, s, h


If you don't allow repeats, then you cannot have a five letter arrangement. You simply do not have enough letters. So there are <font color="red">0 ways</font> to do this.


If you do allow repeats, then you have 4*4*4*4*4 = 4^5 = <font color="red">1024 ways</font> to make a five letter "word". One such "word" is fiish. Notice how the 'i' is repeated.



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