If all the letters of the word ‘BOTTLE’ are arranged in all possible ways and these words are written in a dictionary what would be the rank of the word ‘BOTTLE’?

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Shankar Bhayankar · Answer

B-1 O-4 T-5 L-3 E-2BE(4!/2!)=12BL(4!/2!)=12BOE(3!/2!)=3BOL(3!/2!)=3BOTE(2!)=2BOTL(2!)=2BOTTEL-1BOTTLE-1Therefore rank 36

If all the letters of the word ‘BOTTLE’ are arranged in all possible ways and these words are written in a dictionary what would be the rank of the word ‘BOTTLE’?

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