QUESTION OF THE DAY:

The number of arrangements of the letters of the word BANANA in which the A’s do not appear adjacently is —

a) 40 
b) 48
c) 30
d) 32
e) 12

Answer and Explanation:

The different ways of arrangement are :
A __ A __ __ A arrangement = = 3 ways.
A __ A __ A __ arrangement = 3 ways.
__ A __ A __ A arrangement = 3 ways.
A __ __ A __ A arrangement = 3 ways.

So total of 12 ways.