Answer:
11,800 different four letter permutations can be formed using four letters out of the first 12 in the alphabet
Explanation:
Permutations formula:
The number of possible permutations of x elements from a set of n elements is given by the following formula:

In this question:
Permutations of four letters from a set of 12 letters. So

11,800 different four letter permutations can be formed using four letters out of the first 12 in the alphabet