Well, there are 9 letters in Tennessee, and, based on the question, you can only use each letter once.
The first letter has 9 possible outcomes.
The second letter only has 8, because you have already used one.
The third would have 7, etc.
9 * 8 * 7 * 6 * 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 = 322,880
In how many distinct ways can the letters of the word MEDDLES be arranged?
34,650
Tiffany
30 ways
180
In how many distinct ways can the letters of the word MEDDLES be arranged?
raisesiresrises------------------------------------They can be arranged in 5!=120 ways.
There are 1,663,200 ways.
24 ways.
121
49
In 6!, or 720 ways.
There are 40320 ways.
34,650
Tiffany
There are 59875200 ways.
30 ways