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OpenStudy (anonymous):

2. Find the number of permutations in the word arithmetic. REALLY EASY! Am I right? A. 3,628,800 --MY CHOICE B. 907,200 C. 834,200 D. 700,123 3. Find the number of permutations in the word "circus". A. 360 B. 720 - MY CHOICE C. 980 D. 1023 4. In how many ways can a teacher arrange 4 students in the front row of a classroom with a total of 30 students? A. 557,720 B. 657,720 -- MY CHOICE C. 457,720 D. 357,720

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

#2 that answer is only true if you do not have any duplicate letters (but you do, you have 't' and 'i', two copies of both)

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

# 3 same story, 720 would be the answer, but you have two copies of 'c'

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

# 4 is correct

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yes

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

do you know how to account for the duplicates?

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