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If the letters of the word ‘LATE’ be permuted and the words so performed be arranged as in a dictionary, find rank of the word LATE.

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Given,LATE
No. of words that start with 'A' `⇒(3!)=6`
No. of words that start with E `⇒(3!)=6`
so,`6+6=12`
13th word starts with L
13th word = LAET
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