Match Permutation Counts of Word ENDEANOEL with Given Conditions
Consider all possible permutations of the letters of the word ENDEANOEL.
Match the Statements / Expressions in Column I with the Statements / Expressions in Column II and indicate your answer by darkening the appropriate bubbles in the matrix given in the ORS.
Options
(A) (p)
(B) (s)
(C) (q)
(D) (q)
Topics & Concepts
Step-by-Step Solution
To determine the correct matches between Column I and Column II, let us first analyze the letters in the word ENDEANOEL and their respective frequencies:
- Total letters: 9
- Letter frequencies:
Analysis of Statement (A):
The number of permutations containing the word
We can treat the word as a single block/unit .
- Letters used in : .
- Remaining letters: .
Now, we need to arrange the block along with the remaining 4 letters: .
Since all 5 elements are distinct, the number of arrangements is:
Thus, (A) matches with (p).
Analysis of Statement (B):
The number of permutations in which the letter occurs in the first and the last positions
- Fix in the position and in the position.
- This leaves 7 middle positions (from position to ) to be filled by the remaining 7 letters: .
The number of ways to arrange these 7 letters (where repeats 2 times) is:
Thus, (B) matches with (s).
Analysis of Statement (C):
The number of permutations in which none of the letters occurs in the last five positions
The 9 positions in the permutation are . The last five positions are .
- The letters consist of 4 letters in total: .
- Since none of these 4 letters can occupy the last 5 positions, they must occupy the first 4 positions .
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Number of ways to arrange in the first 4 positions:
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The remaining 5 letters must occupy the last 5 positions. The number of ways to arrange them is:
Total permutations:
Thus, (C) matches with (q).
Analysis of Statement (D):
The number of permutations in which the letters occur only in odd positions
- Total positions = 9.
- Odd positions = (5 positions in total).
- Even positions = (4 positions in total).
The letters consist of 5 letters in total: .
Since these 5 letters can occur only in odd positions, they must occupy all 5 odd positions.
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Number of ways to arrange in the 5 odd positions:
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The remaining 4 letters must occupy the 4 even positions. Number of ways to arrange them:
Total permutations:
Thus, (D) matches with (q).