How many ways can the letters P Q C N

Erin Lozano

Erin Lozano

Answered question

2022-06-26

How many ways can the letters P Q C N Z be arranged to make a password?

Answer & Explanation

Ryan Newman

Ryan Newman

Beginner2022-06-27Added 26 answers

Answer: Assuming that the password is exactly 5 characters in length, and that the characters cannot be repeated, the answers is all the possible permutations of the given letters
Explanation:
We have 5 different possibilities for the first letter in the password, and once we have selected the first, since we cannot repeat any letter, we have 4 possibilities for the second. So, if the password has only 2 letters, we have 5 4 = 20 possible passwords. Now, if the password is 3 letters in length, we have 5 4 3 = 60 possible passwords. Reasoning the same way, if the password is 5 letters in length we have 5 4 3 2 1 = 120 possible passwords. This is the total number of permutations of the 5 letters, called 5 factorial, and expressed as 5! in mathematical notation.

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