Brilliant!

B R I L L I A N T \large {\color{#D61F06}{\text B} \color{#3D99F6}{\text R} \color{#20A900}{\text I} \color{#CEBB00}{\text L} \color{magenta}{\text L} \color{#624F41}{\text I} \color{#E81990}{\text A} \color{#EC7300}{\text N} \color{#69047E}{\text T}}

From the word above a dictionary is prepared by writing or inventing the meanings of all possible words which can be formed by using all the alphabets to the given word. If the meaning of each new word is written on a new page. Then which page contains the word "BRILLIANT".

Details and assumptions :- The first possible word is written on page one. Dictionary follows the alphabetical order.


The answer is 17995.

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1 solution

Hung Woei Neoh
May 14, 2016

Let us follow the dictionary order and see which page the word "BRILLIANT" is on.

First, we will go through all words that start with A.

Next, we go to B, where BRILLIANT is located.

Since the word begins with BR, we go through all words that begin with BA, BI, BL and BN

After that, the word begins with BRI, so we go through all words that begin with BRA

Then, the 4th letter is L, and we go through all words that begin with BRIA and BRII

Then, the 5th letter is L, so we go through all words that begin with BRILA and BRILI

Next, the 6th letter is I, so we go through all words that begin with BRILLA

Finally, the last 3 letters in BRILLIANT follow the alphabetical order, so we know that the next page after all the pages in front will contain the word BRILLIANT. We need to add all pages in front and add 1 1 for the page BRILLIANT is in.

Now, we need to count all the words available in the conditions above:

Words that start with A (there are 2 I and 2 L) = 8 ! 2 ! × 2 ! = 10080 =\dfrac{8!}{2! \times 2!} = 10080

Words that start with BA (there are 2 I and 2 L) = 7 ! 2 ! × 2 ! = 1260 =\dfrac{7!}{2! \times 2!} = 1260

Words that start with BI (there are 2 L) = 7 ! 2 ! = 2520 =\dfrac{7!}{2!} = 2520

Words that start with BL (there are 2 I) = 7 ! 2 ! = 2520 =\dfrac{7!}{2!} = 2520

Words that start with BN (there are 2 I and 2 L) = 7 ! 2 ! × 2 ! = 1260 =\dfrac{7!}{2! \times 2!} = 1260

Words that start with BRA (there are 2 I and 2 L) = 6 ! 2 ! × 2 ! = 180 =\dfrac{6!}{2! \times 2!} = 180

Words that start with BRIA (there are 2 L) = 5 ! 2 ! = 60 =\dfrac{5!}{2!} = 60

Words that start with BRII (there are 2 L) = 5 ! 2 ! = 60 =\dfrac{5!}{2!} = 60

Words that start with BRILA = 4 ! = 24 =4! = 24

Words that start with BRILI = 4 ! = 24 =4! = 24

Words that start with BRILLA = 3 ! = 6 =3! = 6

The word BRILLIANT = 1 =1

The page number BRILLIANT is on = 10080 + 1260 + 2520 + 2520 + 1260 + 180 + 60 + 60 + 24 + 24 + 6 + 1 = 17995 =10080 + 1260 + 2520 + 2520 + 1260 + 180 + 60 + 60 + 24 + 24 + 6 + 1 = \boxed{17995}

Nice (+1) :) :)

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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I hope you don't mind me borrowing your dictionary

Hung Woei Neoh - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Haha, nice I was just seeing that question, thanks!

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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