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BITSAT 2022
Exam
BITSAT
Year
2022
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Permutation and Combination

BITSAT 2022 · Mathematics · Permutation and Combination

The number of ways of arranging letters of the word HAVANA so that...

The number of ways of arranging letters of the word HAVANA so that V\mathrm{V} and N\mathrm{N} do not appear together is

Options

  1. A40
  2. B60
  3. C80
  4. D100

Correct answer

C. 80

Step-by-step solution

We can arrange the letters H,A,A,A\mathrm{H}, \mathrm{A}, \mathrm{A}, \mathrm{A} in 4!3!=4\frac{4 !}{3 !}=4 ways. If one possible arrangement is X X X X Then, we can arrange V,N\mathrm{V}, \mathrm{N} at any of the two places marked with O\mathrm{O} in the following arrangement O×O×O×O×O\mathrm{O} \times \mathrm{O} \times \mathrm{O} \times \mathrm{O} \times \mathrm{O} Thus, we can arrange VV and NN in 5P2=20{ }^5 P_2=20 ways. Thus, the number of ways in which letters can be arranged is 4×20=804 \times 20=80
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