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Q.Find the probability of getting D in the first place in all possible arrangements of each and every letter of the word DHYAN.

Gujarat GsebGujarat Board (GSEB) HSC Commerce Board 2022Subjective· 2mImportance★★★★★
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Fixing D first leaves 4!4! arrangements out of 5!5! total, so probability =4!5!=15=0.2=\dfrac{4!}{5!}=\dfrac{1}{5}=0.2.

Given: the word DHYAN has 55 distinct letters.

Step 1 — total arrangements.

n(S)=5!=120.n(S)=5! = 120.

Step 2 — favourable arrangements (D fixed in first place). The remaining 44 letters (H, Y, A, N) can be arranged in …

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