Question

How many three letter permutations can be formed from the first five letters of the alphabet?

Answer 1

Answer:

There are 60 permutations that can be formed from the first five letters of the alphabet.

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of three letter permutations that can be formed from the first five letters of the alphabet is $5P_{3}$.

$5P_{3} =\frac{5!}{(5-3)!}$

$=\frac{5!}{2!}$

= 60

Hence, there are 60 permutations that can be formed from the first five letters of the alphabet.

Answer 2

Answer is 60, got it correct on a math final.