NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020MathematicsProbabilityPractice
If 4 letter words are formed using letters of the word ‘MORADABAD’, then the probability that D comes exactly once in the 4 letter word is
Options
- A146 313
- B213 313
- C167 313
- D520 621
Correct answer
A. 146 313
Step-by-step solution
Total cases = 4 letter word is formed by using either 3 identical letter and 1 distinct letter or 2 alike of one kind and 2 alike of 2 n d kind or 2 alike, 2 distinct or 4 distinct Number of ways for 3 alike and 1 distinct = C 1 1 × C 5 1 × 4 ! 3 ! = 20 Number of ways for 2 alike and 2 alike = C 2 2 × 4 ! 2 ! 2 ! = 6 Number of ways for 2 alike and 2 distinct = C 2 1 × C 5 2 × 4 ! 2 ! = 240 Number of ways for 4 distinct = C 6 4 × 4 ! = 360 The total number of ways = 20 + 6 + 240 + 360 =