NDA 2014
- Exam
- NDA
- Year
- 2014
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Permutation and Combination
NDA 2014 · Mathematics · Permutation and Combination
The probability that in a random arrangement of the letters of the...
The probability that in a random arrangement of the letters of the word 'UNIVERSITY' the two I's do not come together is
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
The total number of arrangements of the letters of the word 'UNIVERSITY' is as there are two I's.
Regarding 2I's as one letter, number of ways of arrangement in which both I's are together !
So, the number of ways in which 2 I's are not together
Hence, the required probability
.