Permutations Example 1

How many possible ways can you re-arrange the letters in the word MAN? Since there are 3 characters, the answer is 3 factorials or 3 x 2 x 1 = 6

Let's see if this is correct.

1. MAN

2. NAM

3. ANM

4. AMN

5. MNA

6. NMA

Yes, as you can see it is correct and also very easy.