Easy MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2021

Words with or without meaning are to be formed using all the letters of the word EXAMINATION. The probability that the letter M appears at the fourth position in any such word is :

  1. A ${1 \over {66}}$
  2. B ${1 \over {11}}$ Correct answer
  3. C ${1 \over {9}}$
  4. D ${2 \over {11}}$

Solution

AAEIIMNNOTX<br><br>----------------M----------------<br><br>Total words with M at fourth Place = ${{10!} \over {2!2!2!}}$<br><br>Total words = ${{11!} \over {2!2!2!}}$<br><br>Required probability = ${{10!} \over {11!}}$ = ${{1} \over {11}}$

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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Probability · Topic: Classical and Axiomatic Probability

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