Question

How many ways are there to arrange the first five letters of the alphabet?

Answer 1

120 ways

Step-by-step explanation:

Since there are no repeating letters, and there are 5 total letters, there are 5!= 120 ways to arrange them. In other words, there are 5 slots to place the first letter in, then 4 slots for the second letter, 3 for the third, 2 for the fourth, and then the last letter goes in the 1 slot that is left.

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Answer 2

In probability, problems involving arrangements are called combinations or permutations. The difference between both is the order or repetition. If you want to arrange the letters regardless of the order and that there must be no repetition, that is combination. Otherwise, it is permutation. Therefore, the problem of arrange A, B, C, D, and E is a combination problem.

In combination, the number of ways of arranging 'r' items out of 'n' items is determined using n!/r!(n-r)!. In this case, you want to arrange all 5 letters. So, r=n=5. Therefore, 5!/5!(505)! = 5!/0!=5!/1. It is simply equal to 5! or 120 ways.