We want to find out in how many ways we can arrange the letters in the word WATER. To find the number of permutations of the letters in the given word, we can use the Fundamental Counting Principle.
Value of n
Number of choices for nth letter
1
5
2
4
3
3
4
2
5
1
Number of permutations
5* 4* 3* 2* 1=120
Therefore, there are 120 ways we can arrange all of the letters in the word WATER.
We want to find out in how many ways we can arrange 2 of the letters in the word WATER. When arranging 2 letters of the given word, we have 5 choices for the first letter and 4 choices for the second letter. Let's use the Fundamental Counting Principle one more time!
5* 4 =20
Therefore, there are 20 ways we can arrange 2 of the letters in the word WATER.
