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Question
Find the number of words formed by permuting all the letters of the following words:
INDIA
Solution
This word consists of 5 letters that include two Is.
The total number of words is the number of arrangements of 5 things, of which 2 are similar to one kind.
⇒\[\frac{5!}{2!}\]= 60
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