MHB Puzzle Game - How Many Combinations - How Long To Solve

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For this puzzle game:
MillionPuzzleGame.com

I'd like to check I worked out the number of combinations correctly.

Also, how long would a computer take to solve it?
 
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What number of combinations did you get?
 
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