The number of arrangements in which the letters of the word MONDAY be ...
Step 1: Total number of letters in "MONDAY"
The word "MONDAY" has 6 distinct letters: M, O, N, D, A, Y.
Step 2: Fixing the first letter as 'M'
Since the word must begin with 'M', we can fix 'M' in the first position. Now we are left with 5 positions to arrange the remaining letters: O, N, D, A, Y.
Step 3: Calculate the number of arrangements without any restriction
If there were no restriction on the last letter, we would arrange the remaining 5 letters (O, N, D, A, Y) in the remaining 5 positions. The number of ways to do this is:
5! = 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 120
Step 4: Subtract the cases where the word ends with 'N'
Now, we need to subtract the cases where the word ends with 'N'. If 'N' is at the last position, we are left with arranging the remaining 4 letters: O, D, A, Y.
The number of ways to arrange these 4 letters is:
4! = 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 24
Step 5: Calculate the total number of valid arrangements
The total number of arrangements where the word starts with 'M' and does not end with 'N' is:
5! - 4! = 120 - 24 = 96
Final Answer:
The number of arrangements in which the letters of the word "MONDAY" can be arranged such that the word begins with 'M' and does not end with 'N' is 96.