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AP EAMCET · Maths · Permutation Combination

The number of different permutations that can be formed by taking 4 letters at a time from the letters of the word 'REPETITION' is

  1. A 1380
  2. B 1218
  3. C 1398
  4. D 1286
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(C) 1398

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Given letters are \(\mathrm{E}, \mathrm{E}, \mathrm{I}, \mathrm{I}, \mathrm{T}, \mathrm{T}, \mathrm{R}, \mathrm{P}, \mathrm{O}, \mathrm{N}\). Case-I : If all four letters are different then number of four word letters \(={ }^7 P_4=840\) Case II : If two letters are same and two…