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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the number of permutations of the first 10 letters of the alphabet taking 2 letters at a time. 90 120 160 45 I don't understand this

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

How many two letter strings(words) can you make using 10 different letters ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

uhh.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

like 10p2?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

Exactly !

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

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ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

we can choose any one of the 10 letters for first space : 10 ways

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay hold on

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

after that, we can choose any one of the remaining 9 letters for the second space : 9 ways

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

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