In how many ways can the letters in the word spoon be arranged?
24
30
60
120

The number of ways the  letters in the word spoon be arranged is:

                               60

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to find the number of ways the letter in the word

                   SPOON

be arranged.

We know that the total number of letters in the word is: 5

Number of times the letter 'O' is repeating: 2

Hence, the number of ways the word could be arranged is calculated as:

5!

2!

   = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1

               2 x 1

   = 5 x 4 x 3

   = 60

          Hence, the number of ways are:

                                       60

a=24; b=12

step-by-step explanation:

a/b=2: 1

a=2b

36/(1+2)=12

b=12

a=24