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The rank of the word NUMBER obtained, if the letters of the word NUMBER are written in all possible orders and these words are written out as in a dictionary is

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468
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469
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C
470
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471
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Solution

The correct option is C 469
Alphabetically,
Starting with B 5! ways
Starting with E 5! ways
Starting with M 5! ways
Starting with NB 4! ways
Starting with NE 4! ways
Starting with NM 4! ways
Starting with NU 4! ways
Starting with NUB 3! ways
Starting with NUE 3! ways
Starting with NUMBER 1! ways
Therefore, the total will be 3.5!+4.4!+2.3!+1=469 ways
Hence, option 'B' is correct.

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