Many newspapers contain Jumble puzzles, where the letters of a word are given out of order. In Exercise, read the Recreational Math box on page 741 and determine: (1) the number of possible arrangements of the letters given. (2) the word.
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In this case, we have 6 letters, so n=6. We want to arrange all 6 letters, so r=6. Show more…
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