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Given the word dessert,
A) how many words can be arranged if the s's are together?
B) how many words can be arranged if the s's and e's are together?
C) how many words can be arranged if the s's are together but the e's are not together.
A) treat s's as one letter, 6! / 2! = 360
B) treat s's as one letter and e's as one letter, (7-2)! = 5! = 120
C) Subtract B from A, 360 - 120 = 240
Given the word dessert,
A) how many words can be arranged if the s's are together?
B) how many words can be arranged if the s's and e's are together?
C) how many words can be arranged if the s's are together but the e's are not together.
A) treat s's as one letter, 6! / 2! = 360
B) treat s's as one letter and e's as one letter, (7-2)! = 5! = 120
C) Subtract B from A, 360 - 120 = 240