How many 5-letter combinations can be created from the letters in the word “friendly”? Assume that the order of the letters does not matter.

The word “friendly” has 8 distinct letters. Since order does not matter, choose 5 of the 8 letters using combinations: C(8, 5) = 8! ÷ (5! × 3!) = 56. The correct choice is 56.

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