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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)}}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 4</math>
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<math> \textbf{(A)}\ 0\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 4</math>
 
 
  
 
==Solution==
 
==Solution==

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Problem

How many rearrangements of $abcd$ are there in which no two adjacent letters are also adjacent letters in the alphabet? For example, no such rearrangements could include either $ab$ or $ba$.

$\textbf{(A)}\ 0\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 4$

Solution

See Also

2015 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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