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QJEEM24Maeb6b: JEE Main 2024 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM24Maeb6b Solution: The total number of words (with or without meaning) that can be …

The total number of words (with or without meaning) that can be formed out of the letters of the word 'DISTRIBUTION' taken four at a time, is equal to __________.

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We have III, TT, D, S, R, B, U, O, N

Number of words with selection (a, a, a, b)

=8C1×4!3!=32={ }^8 \mathrm{C}_1 \times \frac{4 !}{3 !}=32

Number of words with selection (a, a, b, b)

=4!2!2!=6=\frac{4 !}{2 ! 2 !}=6

Number of words with selection (a, a, b, c)

=2C1×8C2×4!2!=672={ }^2 \mathrm{C}_1 \times{ }^8 \mathrm{C}_2 \times \frac{4 !}{2 !}=672

Number of words with selection (a, b, c, d)

amp;=9C4×4!=3024amp;∴Total =3024+672+6+32amp;=3734\begin{aligned}& ={ }^9 \mathrm{C}_4 \times 4 !=3024 \\\\& \therefore \text {Total }=3024+672+6+32 \\\\& =3734\end{aligned}

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