SQUAWK!

Probability Level 1

How many ways are there to scramble up the letters of the word "SQUAWK"?

SQUAWK doesn't count as a way to scramble up the letters.


The answer is 719.

Alex Segesta by Alex Segesta , 20, USA

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5 solutions

Mohammad Farhat
Sep 1, 2018

There are 6 letters you can keep in the first spot. 5 letters in the second spot. 4 letters in the third spot. 3 letters in the fourth spot. 2 letters in the fifth spot. 1 letter in the sixth spot. So factorial is actually shorthand for permutations and the answer is 6 ! − 1 (because SQUAWK is not a scramble) = 720 − 1 = 719 6! -1 \text {(because SQUAWK is not a scramble)} = 720 - 1 = 719

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Atul Kumar
Jun 17, 2014

it's just 6!-1,and that's it!!

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Arijit Banerjee
Mar 9, 2014

6! -1 ..=719

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Ak Sharma
Mar 5, 2014

6!-1

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Alex Segesta
Mar 3, 2014

6 ! − 1 = 719 6!-1=719

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Thanks for the report. The wording is now changed.

Alex Segesta - 7 years, 3 months ago

REPORT PROBLEM I would say SQUAWK is a scramble technically.

Null Idk - 7 years, 3 months ago

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