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Problems on different ways of Letter arrangement questions and answers

Now here we will discuss few question answers on different ways of Letter arrangement which are very common in competitive exams. These Letters arrangement practice question answer session will help you to prepare for your examination. Your math skills is very much needed to solve this kind of problems. Shortcut tricks can also be used to solve different ways of Letter arrangement questions.

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Example #1 – Different ways of Letter arrangement

In how many different ways can the letters of the word “STUDENT” be arranged?

  1. 3060
  2. 4020
  3. 5040
  4. 6080

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Answer: Option (C)
How to Solve
Total ways of arrangements is,
STUDENT = 7!
= 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
= 5040.
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Example #2 – Different ways of Letter arrangement

In how many different ways can the letters of the word “APPLE” be arranged?

  1. 120
  2. 140
  3. 160
  4. 180

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Answer: Option (A)
How to Solve
Total ways of arrangements is,
APPLE = 5!
= 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
= 120.
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Example #3 – Different ways of Letter arrangement

In how many different ways can the letters of the word “LEARNER” be arranged?

  1. 2020
  2. 3080
  3. 4020
  4. 5040

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Answer: Option (D)
How to Solve
Total ways of arrangements is,
LEARNER = 7!
= 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
= 5040.
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Example #4 – Different ways of Letter arrangement

In how many different ways can the letters of the word “DANGER” be arranged?

  1. 440
  2. 580
  3. 640
  4. 720

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Answer: Option (D)
How to Solve
Total ways of arrangements is,
DANGER = 6!
= 6 X 5 X 4 X 3 X 2 X 1
= 720.
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Example #5 – Different ways of Letter arrangement

In how many different ways can the letters of the word “LAPTOP” be arranged?

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  1. 660
  2. 720
  3. 840
  4. 980

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Answer: Option (B)
How to Solve
Total ways of arrangements is,
LAPTOP = 6!
= 6 X 5 X 4 X 3 X 2 X 1
= 720.
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Example #6 – Different ways of Letter arrangement

In how many different ways can the letters of the word “INDIA” be arranged?

  1. 120
  2. 180
  3. 220
  4. 240

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Answer: Option (A)
How to Solve
Total ways of arrangements is,
INDIA = 5!
= 5 X 4 X 3 X 2 X 1
= 120.
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Example #7

In how many different ways can the letters of the word “BOLLYWOOD” be arranged?

  1. 335640
  2. 347820
  3. 358860
  4. 362880

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Answer: Option (D)
How to Solve
Total ways of arrangements is,
BOLLYWOOD = 9!
= 9 X 8 X 7 X 6 X 5 X 4 X 3 X 2 X 1
= 362880.
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Example #8

How many different ways can be formed by using all the letters of the words “FEBRUARY” so that the vowels always come together?

  1. 3560
  2. 4320
  3. 5880
  4. 6340

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Answer: Option (B)
How to Solve
The word FEBRUARY contains 8 letters.
In this word vowel letters are “EUA”, and we consider it as one single letter.
So, letter be arrange as FBRRY (EUA).

We can arrange 6 letters as 6P6
or, 6!
or, 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
therefore, 720 ways.

We can also arrange 3 vowel as,
or, 3!
or, 3 x 2 x 1
therefore, 6 ways.

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So, required number of arrangements are,
or, (720 x 6)
therefore, 4320 ways.

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Example #9

How many different ways can be formed by using all the letters of the words “COMPUTER” so that the vowels always come together?

  1. 2240
  2. 3260
  3. 4320
  4. 5780

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Answer: Option (C)
How to Solve
The word COMPUTER contains 8 letters.
In this word vowel letters are “OUE”, and we consider it as one single letter.
So, letter be arrange as CMPTR (OUE).

We can arrange 6 letters as 6P6
or, 6!
or, 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
therefore, 720 ways.

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We can also arrange 3 vowel as,
or, 3!
or, 3 x 2 x 1
therefore, 6 ways.

So, required number of arrangements are,
or, (720 x 6)
therefore, 4320 ways.

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Example #10

How many different ways can be formed by using all the letters of the words “SISTER” so that the vowels always come together?

  1. 240
  2. 280
  3. 320
  4. 360

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Answer: Option (A)
How to Solve
The word SISTER contains 6 letters.
In this word vowel letters are “IE”, and we consider it as one single letter.
So, letter be arrange as SSTR (IE).

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We can arrange 5 letters as 5P5
or, 5!
or, 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
therefore, 120 ways.

We can also arrange 2 vowel as,
or, 2!
or, 2×1
therefore, 2 ways.

So, required number of arrangements are,
or, (120 x 2)
therefore, 240 ways.

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Example #11

How many different ways can be formed by using all the letters of the words “KEYBOARD” so that the vowels always come together?

  1. 3440
  2. 4320
  3. 5460
  4. 6580

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Answer: Option (B)
How to Solve
The word KEYBOARD contains 8 letters.
In this word vowel letters are “EOA”, and we consider it as one single letter.
So, letter be arrange as KYBRD (EOA).

We can arrange 6 letters as 6P6
or, 6!
or, 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
therefore, 720 ways.

We can also arrange 3 vowel as,
or, 3!
or, 3 x 2 x 1
therefore, 6 ways.

So, required number of arrangements are,
or, (720 x 6)
therefore, 4320 ways.

Rough Workspace

 

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  1. vivek rajput says:

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  2. vijay says:

    Problem 1 . STUDENT

    T comes twice so

    S-1!
    T-2!
    U-1!
    D-1!
    E-1!
    N-1!

    7!/2!

    7x6x5x4x3x2x1
    ——————–
    2×1

    =7x6x5x4x3 -> 2520

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