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How many permutations of the letters of the word ‘MADHUBANI’ do not begin with M but end with I?



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Given:

The word ‘MADHUBANI’

Total number ofletters = 9

A total number ofarrangements of word MADHUBANI excluding I: Total letters 8. Repeating letterA, repeating twice.

The total number ofarrangements that end with letter I = 8! / 2!

= [8×7×6×5×4×3×2!] /2!

= 8×7×6×5×4×3

= 20160

If the word start with‘M’ and end with ‘I’, there are 7 places for 7 letters.

The total number ofarrangements that start with ‘M’ and end with letter I = 7! / 2!

= [7×6×5×4×3×2!] / 2!

= 7×6×5×4×3

= 2520

The total number ofarrangements that do not start with ‘M’ but end with letter I = The totalnumber of arrangements that end with letter I – The total number ofarrangements that start with ‘M’ and end with letter I

= 20160 – 2520

= 17640

Hence, a total numberof arrangements of word MADHUBANI in such a way that the word is not startingwith M but ends with I is 17640.

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