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To: Cisco who wrote (193)2/4/2005 12:11:50 PM
From: JayPC  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 228
 
(1/26)*(1/26)*(1/26); or,

(0.038%)*(0.038%)*(0.038%);

0.00005%, which is

1 in (roughly) 17,500


This is the same as my answer, but he is assuming you put the letters back in the bag. 26*26*26/ 1 possible ordering of CAT = odds of 1 in 17576.

The rest if his post is irrelevant.

Regards,
Jay