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How many ways can you make a 4-letter arrangement out of the letters in the word CAPITOLS?

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Answer:

1,680 ways

Explanation:

We have 8 unique letters in the word "CAPITOLS"

So we have a set of 8 letters but taken 4 at a time.

8 permutes 4 = 8! / (8 - 4)! = 8 * 7 * 6 * 5 = 1,680 ways

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