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Published on: August 14, 2026
If the letters of the word BANANA are arranged randomly, then find the probability that the word thus formed does not contain the pattern BAN.
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Sol. Total number of words formed = 
= 60. The number of words containing the pattern
BAN = 
= 12
So, the required probability = 
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