Identifying the Unformable Word
The goal is to find which word from the options cannot be constructed using the letters of 'ADMINISTRATION', with each letter used at most once.
Letter Inventory of ADMINISTRATION
First, let's list the letters available in the word 'ADMINISTRATION' and their counts:
- A: 2
- D: 1
- M: 1
- I: 3
- N: 2
- S: 1
- T: 2
- R: 1
- O: 1
The word 'ADMINISTRATION' has 14 letters in total.
Analyzing Option A: SITUATION
Let's check the letters required for 'SITUATION': S, I, T, U, A, T, I, O, N.
- S: Available (1 needed, 1 available)
- I: Available (2 needed, 3 available)
- T: Available (2 needed, 2 available)
- U: Not available (1 needed, 0 available)
- A: Available (1 needed, 2 available)
- O: Available (1 needed, 1 available)
- N: Available (1 needed, 2 available)
The word 'SITUATION' requires the letter 'U', which is not present in 'ADMINISTRATION'. Therefore, 'SITUATION' cannot be formed.
Analyzing Other Options
We verify if the other options can be formed:
- TRADITION: T(2), R(1), A(1), D(1), I(2), O(1), N(1). All letters are present in 'ADMINISTRATION' with sufficient counts.
- RATION: R(1), A(1), T(1), I(1), O(1), N(1). All letters are present.
- STRAIN: S(1), T(1), R(1), A(1), I(1), N(1). All letters are present.
Conclusion
Only the word 'SITUATION' contains a letter ('U') that is not available in 'ADMINISTRATION'.
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