Question 512 Marks
How many words can be formed from the letters of the word 'SUNDAY'?
How many of these begin with D?
How many of these begin with D?
Answer
View full question & answer→There are $6$ letters in the word 'SUNDAY'.
The total number of words formed with these $6$ letters is the number of arrangements of $6$ items, taken all at a time,
which is equal to $6 P _6=6!=6 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1=720$.
If we fix up Din the beginning, then the remaining $5$ letters can be arranged in $5 P_5=5!$ ways.
so, the total number of words which begin with $D=5$ !
The total number of words formed with these $6$ letters is the number of arrangements of $6$ items, taken all at a time,
which is equal to $6 P _6=6!=6 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1=720$.
If we fix up Din the beginning, then the remaining $5$ letters can be arranged in $5 P_5=5!$ ways.
so, the total number of words which begin with $D=5$ !