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How many rearrangements of <math>abcd</math> are there in which no two adjacent letters are also adjacent letters in the alphabet? For example, no such rearrangements could include either <math>ab</math> or <math>ba</math>. | How many rearrangements of <math>abcd</math> are there in which no two adjacent letters are also adjacent letters in the alphabet? For example, no such rearrangements could include either <math>ab</math> or <math>ba</math>. | ||
| − | <math> \textbf{(A)}\ 0\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(D) | + | <math> \textbf{(A)}\ 0\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 4</math> |
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==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
Revision as of 19:31, 31 March 2015
Problem
How many rearrangements of 
are there in which no two adjacent letters are also adjacent letters in the alphabet? For example, no such rearrangements could include either 
or 
.
Solution
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