If the letter of the word VERMA are arranged in all possible ways and these words are written out as in a dictionary form, then what is the rank of the word VERMA is ? Solution: so the word VERMA letters of V, E, R, M, A In alphabetical order A, E, M, R, V So the number of words begin with A = 4! (leave A and consider remaining letters E, M, R, V) and the number of words begin with E = 4! (leave A and consider remaining letters A, M, R, V) and the number of words begin with M = 4! (leave A and consider remaining letters E, A, R, V) and the number of words begin with R = 4! (leave A and consider remaining letters E, M, A, V) after the word begins with V so here after consider two or more words combinations So the number of words begin with VA = 3! (leave v and A and consider remaining 3 letters E,M, R) VE becomes next character after VA set so below are the dictionary arrangement goes 1) VEAMR 2) VEARM 3) VEMAR 4) VEMRA 5) VERAM finally ...