Permutations And Combinations Question 38

Question: The total number of different combinations of one or more letters which can be made from the letters of the word ‘MISSISSIPPI’ is

Options:

A) 150

B) 148

C) 149

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Here we have $ 1\ M,\ 4\ I,\ 4\ S $ and $ 2P $ . Therefore total number of selections of one or more letters $ =(1+1)(4+1)(4+1)(2+1)-1=148 $ .



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