How many different words can be formed with the letters of the word ‘CAPTAIN’? In how many of these C and T are never together?

To find: number of words such that C and T are never together


Number of words where C and T are never the together = Total numbers of words - Number of words where C and T are together


Total number of words =


Let C and T be denoted by a single letter Z


New word is APAINZ


This can be permuted in = 360 ways


Z can be permuted among itself in 2 ways


number of words where C and T are together = 360 × 2 = 720


number of words where C and T are never together = 2520 - 720 = 1800


There are 1800 words where C and T are never together


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