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Question
How many different words can be formed from the letters of the word 'GANESHPURI'? In how many of these words:
the letters P and I respectively occupy first and last place?
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Solution
If we fix the first letter as P and the last letter as I, the remaining 8 letters can be arranged in 8! ways to form the words.
∴ Number of words that start with P and end with I = 8!
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