Find the total number of ways of selecting five letters from the word INDEPENDENT.
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Solution
word INDEPENDENT has 2Ds,3Es,3Ns and I,P,T Hence the 5 numbers can be selected as follows: 3 alike ,2 different =(21)×(52)=20 3 alike ,2 other alike=(21)×(21)=4
2 alike ,3 different=(31)×(53)=30 2 alike ,2 other alike and 1 different=(32)×(41)=12 All different =(65)=6 Therefore, total no. of ways of selection =(20+4+30+12+6)=72