Question

How many different arrangements can be made with the letters in the word NUMBER?

Answer 1

6 letters so its 6! ways... just evaluate it for the answer

Answer 2

so its going to be 24?

Answer 3

6!= 6*5*4*3*2*1

Answer 4

do you know about factorial notation..?

Answer 5

I think so

Answer 6

got a trick for ya babe ;)

first you check how many different numbers there are, in this case N U M B E R, so 4

then you 4x3x2x1, as u see, all the way down to 1

if there are 9 different numbers, u do 9x8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1, u see the trick ;)

Answer 7

Dont call me babe -_- and NO I DONT UNDERSTAND YOUR TRICK

Answer 8

here is an online calculator with a factorial function next to the % symbol... its !

hope this helps

Answer 9

wut u racist toward asian dude?

Answer 10

i am not racist just dont call me babe kayy

Answer 11

oh fck it my eyes failed counting numbers of letters.. WTF

Answer 12

its 6x5x4x3x2x1

Answer 13

@campbell_st thanks

Answer 14

factorial notation simply means multiplying by all the terms to 1

e.g 3! = 3 x 2 x 1 = 6
4! = 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 24
5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120

etc

its important when working with permutations and combinations

Answer 15

@campbell_st so whats the factorial of 1 and 0

Answer 16

thats easy 0! = 1 and 1! = 1 anything else... of consequence

Answer 17

why

Answer 18

why not

Answer 19

logically, factorial of 4 = 4x3x2x1, factorial of 1 and 0 doesn't follow the logic, plz explain why

Answer 20

thats easy..... start with a w then thats followed by an h and lastly its a y... and thats why

Answer 21

i mean, the dude that brought factorial out didn't just invent 1!=1 and 0!=1

Answer 22

its easy n! = 1 if n = 1
n! = (n -1)! x n is n >0

and zero has only one permutation

is that ok...

Answer 23

these 2 numbers obviously don't feel the logic of the rest, i want to know why it's made this way

Answer 24

lol.... well well how many ways can you arrange zero items....

Answer 25

infinite ways

Answer 26

and the other thing is its all a waste of time and effort the questioner got the answer she desired

Answer 27

ok... well I'll leave you to go and arrange zero in an infinite number of ways

Answer 28

yea but i'm the new one ;)

Answer 29

all i want to know is why 0!=1

Answer 30

and not 0!=8464351454846543132123184654

Answer 31

This question is closed so it's time to move on. And @zscdragon, you need to stop being disruptive in posts please.

Answer 32

what? I'm asking a question

Answer 33

This is not your question. If you have one ask your own and stop hijacking others' questions. It disrupts the learning process.

Answer 34

ok look i'm done with this if u guys can't answer. if u can't just say u can't, stop calling others to be disruptive or annoying just avoid showing ur weaknesses

Answer 35

@zscdragon 0! =1 because it is not considered a mathematical function ie a permutation but a symbol . This symbol makes it possible to understand the concept of permutation. Mathematics is the science of solving puzzles and this symbol solves the puzzle of how to represent permutations. Thats why both 1! and 0! have the same value . because 1 follows the rule of permutations and 0 is made to follow the rule by making it a symbol so that the concept of permutations remain valid. Also , logically you can arrange nothing in only 1 way and that is nothing !