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Name: Debora question in critical
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Hi Debora, I think of having a supply of Scrabble tiles with the letters A, B, C, D, E and F on them, and I am going to form all possible 6 letter words with no letter repeated in a word. Start by choosing a letter for the first letter of the word. There are 6 choices. Now add a second letter. Regardless of the letter you chose for the first letter in the word, there are 5 choices for the second letter. Thus you have 65=30 two letter words. Here are ten of them, the ones that start with A or B. Now add a third letter. Regardless of the letters you chose for the first two letters in the word, there are 4 choices for the third letter. Thus you have 654=1200 three letter words. Can you complete it now? Penny |
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