The number of letters in the language of a weird country is 5 and no one in that
country uses more than 3 letters to make a word. What is the highest number of
words one can make in that language?
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Expert's answer
2018-01-09T13:33:07-0500
If every letter can be used only once in any word, then we should use the formula A(m,n) = n!/(n - m)! In this case n = 5, m = 3. A(3,5) = 5!/(5 - 3)! = 1*2*3*4*5/(1*2) = 60 words. If letters can be used 2 or 3 times in one word, then the number of possible words is: A(m,k) = m^k. In this case m = 5, k = 3. A(m,k) = 5^3 = 125 words.
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