Permutations and Combinations 3 Question 6
6. If all the words (with or without meaning) having five letters, formed using the letters of the word SMALL and arranged as in a dictionary, then the position of the word SMALL is
(2016 Main)
(a) 46 th
(b) 59 th
(c)
(d) 58 th
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 6. (d)
Solution:
- Clearly, number of words start with
Number of words start with
Number of words start with
Number of words start with
Number of words start with
Note that, next word will be “SMALL”.
Hence, the position of word “SMALL” is 58th.
