The number of ways to arrange the letters of the word $\text{APPLE}$ is

Solution

1. The word $\text{APPLE}$ has $5$ letters in total, with the letter $\text{P}$ repeating $2$ times.
2. The number of arrangements is given by $\frac{n!}{p!}$, where $n=5$ and $p=2$.
3. Calculate $\frac{5!}{2!}=\frac{120}{2}$.
4. The result is $60$.
5. Hence the answer is (A).