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How many words, with or without meaning can be made from the letters of the word MONDAY, assuming that no letter is repeated, if (i) 4 letters are used at a time, (ii) all letters are used at a time, (iii) all letters are used but first letter is a vowel?
Solution:
No. of letters in the word MONDAY = 6 (i) When 4 letters are used at a time. Then, the required number of words = = = 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 = 360 (ii) When all letters are used at a time. Then the required number of words = = 6! = 720 (iii) All letters are used but first letter is a vowel. So the first letter can be either A or O. So there are 2 ways to fill the first letter & remaining places can be filled in ways. ∴ The required number of words = 2 × = 2 × 5! = 240.
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