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The number of arrangements of the letters of the word BANANA in which the two N's do not appear adjacently, is

Updated On: Jun 14, 2022
  • 40
  • 60
  • 80
  • 100
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Total number of arrangements of word BANANA
$ \, \, \, \, \, \, \, \, \, \, =\frac{6!}{3!2!}=60$
The number of arrangements of words BANANA in which two N's appear adjacently $=\frac{5!}{3!}=20$
Required number of arrangements $= 60 - 20 = 40$
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