Ques. 1JEE Main 2025, 22 January (Morning Shift)
From all the English alphabets, five letters are chosen and are arranged in alphabetical order. The total number of ways, in which the middle letter is ' M ', is :
- 6084
- 5148
- 14950
- 4356
Answer
(2) 5148
Solution
Alphabetical order fixes the arrangement, so only the choice of letters matters; M is the 13th letter.
M in the middle (3rd place) 2 letters from A–L (12 letters) and 2 from N–Z (13 letters)
12C2 13C2=66 78=5148
Answer: (2)