Rank of the word KUNDAN in the dictionary of words formed by the letters of the word KUNDAN

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11 Feb 2011 Rank in dictionary

Rank of the word KUNDAN in the dictionary of words formed by the letters of the word KUNDAN

OPtion

1) 171
2) 148
3) 158
4) 177
5) 150
6) 168
7) 162
8) 186
9) 198
10) 145

Solution

Total number of the words by the letters of the word
KUNDAN = 6*5*4*3*2*1/2*1=360
Denominator is due to the revision of N twice.
The correct order of these letters in English alphabets is A, D, K, N, N, and U
So rank of KUNDAN = (360/6)*2 + (60/5)*4 + (12/4)*2 + (6/3)*1 + (2/2)*0 + 1
= 120 + 48 + 6 + 2 + 0 +1
= 177

Correct Option: 4 Best Solution (0)