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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
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Options:
  • A 146313
  • B 213313
  • C 167313
  • D 520621
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 146313
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 2nd kind or 2 alike, 2 distinct or 4 distinct
Number of ways for 3 alike and 1 distinct =C11×C51×4!3!=20
Number of ways for 2 alike and 2 alike =C22×4!2!2!=6
Number of ways for 2 alike and 2 distinct =C21×C52×4!2!=240
Number of ways for 4 distinct =C64×4!=360
The total number of ways =20+6+240+360=626
For favorable cases, the following possibilities are there (one D is always included)
Number of ways for 3 alike =C11×4!3!=4
Number of ways for 2 alike +1 distinct =C11×C14×4!2!=48
Number of ways for 3 distinct =C35×4!=240
The total number of ways for favorable cases =240+48+4=292
Hence, the required probability =292626=146313

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