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Various ways : 7C3

AB together : 5!

So 7C3-5!
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Twixt,
7c3 - 5! would yield a negative number?.
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oops late on this one..

2C1*5C2 + 5C3 = 30.

2C1 because - either of A or B.
5C2 2 of the remaining 5 letters

5C3 - pick all three letters from the 5.
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I am sorry my answer was 7C3 - 5 and not 7C3 - 5! (5! makes no sense since there is only one slot left with 5 letters to put into...)

=5.6.7/6-5=35-5=30
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In a question like this do we assume that the order of the letters do not matter? :?
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To Twist & Vprabhala,

Your answer is 7C3-5. How do you figure out that "5"?
Write out all the possibilities like the attached file?
Is there any better way to find this number?

:stupid
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As order does not matter, you have to consider a 3 slots box. A is in 1st slot, B in the 2nd one, then you can put any of the 5 remaining letters in the last one.
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As order does not matter, you have to consider a 3 slots box. A is in 1st slot, B in the 2nd one, then you can put any of the 5 remaining letters in the last one.


Why is it assumed that order does not matter? :stupid
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as it is not mentioned.. we choose the lesser evil :roll:



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