QUESTION

CSAT

Medium

Reasoning

Prelims 2020

How many different 5-letter words (with or without meaning) can be constructed using all the letters of the word ‘DELHI’ so that each word has to start with D and end with I?

Select an option to attempt

Explanation

The positions of D and I are fixed.

The remaining letters, E, L, and H, can be arranged in $3! = 3 \times 2 \times 1 = 6$ ways

Thus, the correct answer is option (d).

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