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Find the number of ways to arrange the letters in CULLEN

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We are asked to find the number of ways to arrange the letters in "CULLEN"

Notice that there are a total of 6 letters out of which 2 letters (L) are repeated.

The number of ways to arrange these letters is given by


no.\; of\; ways=(6!)/(2!)=(6*5*4*3*2*1)/(2*1)=6*5*4*3=360

Therefore, there are 360 ways to arrange the letters in CULLEN.

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