JEE MATHEMATICS MCQ: PERMUTATIONS

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A person writes letters to 6 friends and addresses the corresponding envelopes. The number of ways in which all 5 letters can be placed in wrong envelopes, is

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Correct option: A

264

Option A (264) is correct because it represents the number of ways to place 6 letters into wrong envelopes, considering 5 letters are misplaced.

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