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If an order of (3) letters is to be made from (A,B,C,D,E), how many total ways are possible?

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Correct answer: (60)

The direct answer is option B, 60. We must arrange 3 letters selected from 5 distinct letters A, B, C, D, and E, without repetition. For the first position there are 5 choices. After choosing one letter, 4 choices remain for the second position. Then 3 choices remain for the third position. Thus the total is 5×4×3=60, or ^5P_3=5!/(5−3)!=60. Option A, 10, counts selections in an unsuitable way and does not account for order. Option B is correct because both selection and arrangement matter. Option C, 15, is not the number of ordered 3-letter arrangements; it is also not ^5C_3, which equals 10. Option D, 125, would come from 5 choices at every position, which would allow repetition, but repetition is not stated as allowed here. For example, ABC and BAC are different arrangements. Exam cue: “order” means permutation, and without repetition the choices decrease: 5, 4, 3.

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