How many ways can the letters in the word COMMON be arranged

THEORY FOR SUCH KIND OF PERMUTATION QUESTIONS:

Permutations of \(n\) things of which \(P_1\) are alike of one kind, \(P_2\) are alike of second kind, \(P_3\) are alike of third kind ... \(P_r\) are alike of \(r_{th}\) kind such that: \(P_1+P_2+P_3+..+P_r=n\) is:

\(\frac{n!}{P_1!*P_2!*P_3!*...*P_r!}\).

For example number of permutation of the letters of the word "gmatclub" is \(8!\) as there are 8 DISTINCT letters in this word.

Number of permutation of the letters of the word "google" is \(\frac{6!}{2!2!}\), as there are 6 letters out of which "g" and "o" are represented twice.

Number of permutation of 9 balls out of which 4 are red, 3 green and 2 blue, would be \(\frac{9!}{4!3!2!}\).

BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION:
How many ways can the letters in the word COMMON be arranged?
A. 6
B. 30
C. 90
D. 120
E. 180

According to the above the # of permutations of 6 letters COMMON out of which 2 O's and 2 M's are identical is \(\frac{6!}{2!*2!}=180\).

Answer: E.

Hope it's clear.