how many permutations are in the letter QUEUE?
It can be as simple as 5! can it?

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how many permutations are in the letter QUEUE?
It can be as simple as 5! can it?

anonymous · Answer

some others are COMMITTEE and PROPOSITION

directrix · Answer

QUEUE would have 5! permutations of 5 letters per permutation if all the five letters of queue were different. But, there are 2 Es and 2 Us.

directrix · Answer

@FunForChu Do some reading here to see how to divide out the repeats. http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/algebra/apr2/LpermRep.htm Meanwhile, How many different 5-letter words can be formed from the word APPLE ? 5!/(2!) = 60. There are two repeated letters.