If the letters of the word MATHS are permuted and all possible words so formed are arranged as in a…

If the letters of the word MATHS are permuted and all possible words so formed are arranged as in a dictionary with serial numbers, then the serial number of the word THAMS is
  1. 103

  2. 102
  3. 101
  4. 104

Solution

The given word is MATHS

Arranging the letters alphabetically, we get

AHMST

When the word starts with any of the letters A/H/M/S, the number of possibilities=4!×4=96

Now when the word starts with TA, then the number of possibilities=3!=6

Now when the word starts with THAMS, then the number of possibilities =1

Rank =96+6+1=103

Hence, rank of the work THAMS is 103.

Asked in: JEE Main 2023 (11 Apr Shift 2)

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