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AP EAMCET · Maths · Permutation Combination

What is the rank of the word "MOTHER" when all possible words are formed using all its letters and arranged as in a dictionary?

  1. A \(308\)
  2. B \(309\)
  3. C \(291\)
  4. D \(307\)
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(B) \(309\)

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Total words \(=6 \mathrm{i}=720\) Number of words before starting with 'M' \(=2 \times 5 i=2 \times 120=240\) Number of words starts with \(\mathrm{M}\) and second letterbeore \({ }^{\prime} \mathrm{o}^{\prime}=2 \mathrm{x} 4 \mathrm{i}=48\) Number of words with first two…