A magician shows you six cubes with letters on one side spelling the word  ViOLIN. All other five sides are blank. After shuffling them in her hat, the magician pours them out on to the table, and they spell INLOVI.  What is the probability of this happening by chance? (= every permutation of letters is equally likely)?  a. 1/120 b. 1/720 c. 1/60 d. 1/360 e. None of the other answers is correct.

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A magician shows you six cubes with letters on one side spelling the word 
ViOLIN. All other five sides are blank. After shuffling them in her hat, the magician pours them out on to the table, and they spell INLOVI. 
What is the probability of this happening by chance? (= every permutation of letters is equally likely)? 


a. 1/120
b. 1/720
c. 1/60
d. 1/360
e. None of the other answers is correct.
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