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6.Permutation and Combination
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From all the English alphabets, five letters are chosen and are arranged in alphabetical order. The total number of ways, in which the middle letter is $' M '$, is :
A$14950$
B$6084$
C$4356$
D$5148$
(JEE MAIN-2025)
Solution
$$
\begin{array}{l}
\underbrace{AB}_{12} \quad \underbrace{MN . \ldots \ldots . . . Z}_{13} \\
=\underset{\substack{\text { Selection of two } \\
\text { leter befre }}}{{ }^{12} C_2} \times \underset{\substack{\text { Selection of two } \\
\text { lefers }}}{{ }^{13} C_2}=5148
\end{array}
$$
\begin{array}{l}
\underbrace{AB}_{12} \quad \underbrace{MN . \ldots \ldots . . . Z}_{13} \\
=\underset{\substack{\text { Selection of two } \\
\text { leter befre }}}{{ }^{12} C_2} \times \underset{\substack{\text { Selection of two } \\
\text { lefers }}}{{ }^{13} C_2}=5148
\end{array}
$$
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