How many different 6letter words can be made a if the first
How many different 6-letter words can be made
a. if the first letter must be D or W and no letter may be repeated?
b. if repeats are allowed (but the first letter is D or W)?
c. How many of the 6-letter words (starting with D or W) with no respects end in R?
Solution
a)
First letter is fixed D or W
Hence I letter can be selected in 2 ways, second in remainning 25 ways, 3rd 24.....
Hence total no of different 6 letter words if no repitition is allowed
= 2(25)(24)(23)(22)(21)
= 12751200
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b) I letter can be in two ways
II,iii iv can be any one of 26 letters.
Hence total no of letters = 2(26)4
= 913952
c) Start letter has 2 choices and end letter only R
The remaining 4 letters can be any one of 24, then 23, then 22 and 21 as no repitition is allowed
Hence total no of words = 2(1) 24(23)(22)(21)
=510048
