Question
Question: If the letters of the word LATE be permuted and the words so formed be arranged as in a dictionary. ...
If the letters of the word LATE be permuted and the words so formed be arranged as in a dictionary. Then the rank of LATE is –
A
12
B
13
C
14
D
15
Answer
14
Explanation
Solution
No. of words beginning with A
= No. of arrangement of L,T,E = 3 ! = 6
Similarly, no. of words beginning with E = 6
After 12 words, LAET, LATE, LEAT ,.....
The rank of LATE is 14th