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How Many Words, with Or Without Meaning Can Be Formed from the Letters of the Word 'Monday', Assuming that No Letter is Repeated, If All Letters Are Used at a Time

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How many words, with or without meaning can be formed from the letters of the word 'MONDAY', assuming that no letter is repeated, if  all letters are used at a time 

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There are six letters in the word MONDAY.

 All the letters are used at a time:
This can be done in 6C6 ways.
So, there are 6C6 groups containing six letters that can be arranged in \[6!\]ways.
∴ Number of ways =\[{}^6 C_6 \times 6! = 1 \times 720 = 720\]

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