Permutations and Combinations
Short Answer Type Questions
1. Eight chairs are numbered 1 to 8. Two women and 3 men wish to occupy one chair each. First the women choose the chairs from amongst the chairs 1 to 4 and then men select from the remaining chairs. Find the total number of possible arrangements.
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Solution
First women choose the chairs from among 1 to 4 chairs. i.e., total number of chairs is 4 . Since, there are two women, so number of arrangements
Now, men have to choose chairs from remaining 6 chairs.
Since, there are 3 men, so number can be arranged in
2. If the letters of the word ‘RACHIT’ are arranged in all possible ways as listed in dictionary. Then, what is the rank of the word ‘RACHIT’?
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Solution
The letters of the word ‘RACHIT’ in alphabetical order are A, C, H, I, R and T.
Now,
words beginning with
words beginning with
words beginning with
Word beginning with R i.e., RACHIT
3. A candidate is required to answer 7 questions out of 12 questions, which are divided into two groups, each containing 6 questions. He is not permitted to attempt more than 5 questions from either group. Find the number of different ways of doing questions.
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Solution
Since, candidate cannot attempt more than 5 questions from either group.
Thus, he is able to attempt minimum two questions from either group.
The number of questions attempted from each group is given in following table
Group I | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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Group II | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Since, each group have 6 questions and total attempted 7 questions.
4. Out of 18 points in a plane, no three are in the same line except five points which are collinear. Find the number of lines that can be formed joining the point.
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Solution
Total number of points
Out of which 5 points are collinear, we get a straight line by joining any two points.
and number of straight line formed by joining 5 points taking 2 at a time
But 5 collinear points, when joined pairwise give only one line.
5. We wish to select 6 person from 8 but, if the person
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Solution
Total number of person
Number of person to be selected
It is given that, if
Therefore, following cases arise.
Case I When
Number of ways
Case II When
Then,
Hence, required number of ways
6. How many committee of five person with a chairperson can be selected from 12 persons?
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Solution
and number of persons to be selected
Out of 12 persons a chairperson is selected
Now, remaining 4 persons are selected out of 11 persons.
7. How many automobile license plates can be made, if each plate contains two different letters followed by three different digits?
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Solution
There are 26 English alphabets and 10 digits (0 to 9).
Since, it is given that each plate contains two different letters followed by three different digits.
8. A bag contains 5 black and 6 red balls, determine the number of ways in which 2 black and 3 red balls can be selected from the lot.
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Solution
It is given that bag contains 5 black and 6 red balls.
So, 2 black balls is selected from 5 black balls in
and 3 red balls are selected from 6 red balls in
9. Find the number of permutations of
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Solution
Total number of things
We have to arrange
Therefore, combination of
If three things taken together, then it is considered as 1 group.
Arrangement of these three things
Now,
10. Find the number of different words that can be formed from the letters of the word ‘TRIANGLE’, so that no vowels are together.
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Solution
Number of letters in the word ‘TRIANGLE’
If vowels are not together, then we have following arrangement.

Consonants can be arranged in
The 3 vowels can be arranged at 6 place in
Total number of arrangement
11. Find the number of positive integers greater than 6000 and less than 7000 which are divisible by 5 , provided that no digit is to be repeated.
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Solution
We know that a number is divisible by 5 , If at the units place of the number is 0 or 5 .
We have to form 4 -digit number which is greater than 6000 and less than 7000 . So, unit digit can be filled in 2 ways.

Since, repeatition is not allowed. Therefore, tens place can be filled in 7 ways, similarily hundreds place can be filled in 8 ways.
But we have to form a number greater than 6000 and less than 7000 .
Hence, thousand place can be filled in only 1 ways.
6 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
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Total number of integers
12. There are 10 persons named
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Solution
Given that,
As, we have already occur
Number of selection
13. There are 10 lamps in a hall. Each one of them can be switched on independently. Find the number of ways in which the hall can be illuminated.
甲 Thinking Process
The number of ways in which the hall can be illuminated is equivalent to the number of selections of one or more things out of
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Solution
Total number of ways
14. A box contains two white, three black and four red balls. In how many ways can three balls be drawn from the box, if atleast one black ball is to be included in the draw?
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Solution
There are 2 white, three black and four red balls.
We have to draw 3 balls, out of these 9 balls in which atleast one black ball is included.
Hence, we can select the balls in the following ways.
Black balls | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Other than black | 2 | 1 | 0 |
15. If
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Solution
Given,
On dividing Eq. (i) by Eq. (ii), we get
On dividing Eq. (ii) by Eq. (iii), we get
On adding Eqs. (vi) and (vii),
16. Find the number of integers greater than 7000 that can be formed with the digits 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9 where no digits are repeated.
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Solution
Here, we have to find the number of integers greater than 7000 with the digits
Now, all the five-digit numbers are greater than 7000 .
Number of ways of forming 5-digit number
and all the four-digit numbers greater than 7000 can be formed in following manner.
Thousand place can be filled in 3 ways. Hundred place can be filled in 4 ways. Tenth place can be filled in 3 ways. Units place can be filled in 2 ways.
Thus, we have total number of 4-digit number
17. If 20 lines are drawn in a plane such that no two of them are parallel and no three are concurrent, in how many points will they intersect each other?
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Solution
It is given that no two lines are parallel means all line are intersecting and no three lines are concurrent means three lines intersect at a point.
Since, we know that for one point of intersection, we required two lines.
18. In a certain city, all telephone numbers have six digits, the first two digits always being 41 or 42 or 46 or 62 or 64 . How many telephone numbers have all six digits distinct?
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Solution
If first two digit is 41 , the remaining 4 digits can be arranged in
Similarly, if first two digit is
19. In an examination, a student has to answer 4 questions out of 5 questions, questions 1 and 2 are however compulsory. Determine the number of ways in which the student can make the choice.
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Solution
It is given that 2 questions are compulsory out of 5 questions.
So, these two questions are always included in the selection.
We know that, the selection of
20. If a convex polygon has 44 diagonals, then find the number of its sides.
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Solution
Let the convex polygon has
According to the question,
Long Answer Type Questions
21. 18 mice were placed in two experimental groups and one control group with all groups equally large. In how many ways can the mice be placed into three groups?
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Solution
It is given that 18 mice were placed equally in two experimental groups and one control group i.e., three groups.
22. A bag contains six white marbles and five red marbles. Find the number of ways in which four marbles can be drawn from the bag, if (i) they can be of any colour. (ii) two must be white and two red. (iii) they must all be of the same colour.
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Solution
Total number of marbles
(i) If they can be of any colour means we have to select 4 marbles out of 11.
(ii) If two must be white, then selection will be
(iii) If they all must be of same colour, then selection of 4 white marbles out of
and selection of 4 red marble out of
23. In how many ways can a football team of 11 players be selected from 16 players? How many of them will
(i) include 2 particular players?
(ii) exclude 2 particular players?
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Solution
Total number of players
We have to select a team of 11 players
(i) include 2 particular players
[since, selection of
(ii) Exclude 2 particular players
[since, selection of
is
24. A sports team of 11 students is to be constituted, choosing atleast 5 from class XI and atleast 5 from class XII. If there are 20 students in each of these classes, in how many ways can the team be constituted?
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Solution
Total students in each class
We have to selects atleast 5 students from each class.
Hence, selection of sport team of 11 students from each class is given in following table
Class XI | 5 | 6 |
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Class XII | 6 | 5 |
25. A group consists of 4 girls and 7 boys. In how many ways can a team of 5 members be selected, if the team has
(i) no girls.
(ii) atleast one boy and one girl.
(iii) atleast three girls.
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Solution
Number of girls
We have to select a team of 5 members provided that
(i) team having no girls.
(ii) atleast one boy and one girl
(iii) when atleast three girls are included
26. A committee of 6 is to be chosen from 10 men and 7 women, so as to contain atleast 3 men and 2 women. In how many different ways can this be done, if two particular women refuse to serve on the same committee?
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Solution
and total number of women
We have to form a committee containing atleast 3 men and 2 women.
Number of ways
If two particular women to be always there
Total number of committee when two particular women are never together
Objective Type Questions
27. If
(a) 20
(b) 12
(c) 6
(d) 30
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Solution
(a) Given that,
28. The number of possible outcomes when a coin is tossed 6 times is
(a) 36
(b) 64
(c) 12
(d) 32
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Solution
(b) Number of outcomes when tossing a coin 1 times
29. The number of different four-digit numbers that can be formed with the digits 2,3, 4, 7 and using each digit only once is
(a) 120
(b) 96
(c) 24
(d) 100
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Solution
(c) Given, digits 2, 3, 4 and 7, we have to form four-digit numbers using these digits.
30. The sum of the digits in unit place of all the numbers formed with the help of 3, 4, 5 and 6 taken all at a time is
(a) 432
(b) 108
(c) 36
(d) 18
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Solution
(b) If we fixed 3 at units place.
Total possible number is 3 ! i.e., 6 .
Sum of the digits in unit place of all these numbers
Similarly, if we fixed 4,5 and 6 at units place, in each case total possible numbers are 3 !.
Required sum of unit digits of all such numbers
31. The total number of words formed by 2 vowels and 3 consonants taken from 4 vowels and 5 consonants is
(a) 60
(b) 120
(c) 7200
(d) 720
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Solution
(c) Given that, total number of vowels
and total number of consonants
Total number of words formed by 2 vowels and 3 consonants
Choose what order they appear in 5! i.e., 120.
So, total number of words
32. If a five-digit number divisible by 3 is to be formed using the numbers
(a) 216
(b) 600
(c) 240
(d) 3125
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Solution
(a) We know that, a number is divisible by 3 , when sum of digits in the number must be divisible by 3 .
So, if we consider the digits
We see that, sum is divisible by 3 . Therefore, five-digit numbers using the digit
4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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and if we consider the digit
This sum is also divisible by 3 .
So, five-digit number can be formed using the digit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in 5 ! ways.
Total number of ways
33. Everybody in a room shakes hands with everybody else. If the total number of hand shakes is 66 , then the total number of persons in the room is
(a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 14
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Solution
(b) Let the total number of person in the room is
According to the question,
34. The number of triangles that are formed by choosing the vertices from a set of 12 points, seven of which lie on the same line is
(a) 105
(b) 15
(c) 175
(d) 185
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Solution
(d) Total number of triangles formed from 12 points taking 3 at a time
But out of 12 points 7 are collinear. So, these 7 points constitute a straight line mean no triangle is formed by joining these 7 points.
35. The number of parallelograms that can be formed from a set of four parallel lines intersecting another set of three parallel lines is
(a) 6
(b) 18
(c) 12
(d) 9
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Solution
(b) To form parallelogram we required a pair of line from a set of 4 lines and another pair of line from another set of 3 lines.
36. The number of ways in which a team of eleven players can be selected from 22 players always including 2 of them and excluding 4 of them is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Solution
(c) Total number of players
We have to select a team of 11 players. Selection of 11 players when 2 of them is always included and 4 are never included.
Total number of players
37. The number of 5-digit telephone numbers having atleast one of their digits repeated is
(a) 90000
(b) 10000
(c) 30240
(d) 69760
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Solution
(d) If all the digits repeated, then number of 5 digit telephone numbers can be formed in
38. The number of ways in which we can choose a committee from four men and six women, so that the committee includes atleast two men and exactly twice as many women as men is
(a) 94
(b) 126
(c) 128
(d) None of these
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Solution
(a)
and number of women
It is given that committee includes two men and exactly twice as many women as men.
Thus, possible selection is given in following table
Men | Women |
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2 | 4 |
3 | 6 |
Required number of committee formed
39. The total number of 9-digit numbers which have all different digits is
(a) 10 !
(b) 9 !
(c)
(d)
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Solution
(c) We have to form 9-digit numbers with the digit 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 cannot be placed at the first place from left. So, first place from left can be filled in 9 ways. Since, repetition is not allowed, so remaining 8 places can be filled in 9 ! ways.
40. The number of words which can be formed out of the letters of the word ‘ARTICLE’, so that vowels occupy the even place is
(a) 1440
(b) 144
(c) 7 !
(d)
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Solution
(b) Total number of letters in the word article is 7, out of which A, E, I are vowels and R, T,
Since, it is given that vowels occupy even place, therefore the arrangement of vowel, consonant can be understand with the help of following diagram.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Now, vowels can be placed at 2, 4 and 6 th position.
Therefore, number of arrangement
and consonants can be placed at 1, 3,5 and 7th position.
Therefore, number of arrangement
41. Given 5 different green dyes, four different blue dyes and three different red dyes, the number of combinations of dyes which can be chosen taking atleast one green and one blue dye is
(a) 3600
(b) 3720
(c) 3800
(d) 3600
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Solution
(b) Possible number of choosing green dyes
Possible number of choosing blue dyes
Possible number of choosing red dyes
If atleast one blue and one green dyes are selected.
Then, total number of selection
Fillers
42. If
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Solution
Given that,
43.
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Solution
44. The number of permutations of
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Solution
Number of permutations of
45. The number of different words that can be formed from the letters of the word ‘INTERMEDIATE’ such that two vowels never come together is ……
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Solution
Total number of letters in the word ‘INTERMEDIATE’
6 consonants out of which 2 are alike can be placed in
46. Three balls are drawn from a bag containing 5 red, 4 white and 3 black balls. The number of ways in which this can be done, if atleast 2 are red, is ……
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Solution
Required number of ways
[since, at least two red]
47. The number of six-digit numbers all digits of which are odd, is ……
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Solution
Among the digits
48. In a football championship, 153 matches were played. Every two teams played one match with each other. The number of teams, participating in the championship is ……
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Solution
Let the number of team participating in championship be
Since, it is given that every two teams played one match with each other.
According to the question,
49. The total number of ways in which six ’
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Solution
The arrangement can be understand with the help of following figure.
- | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - |
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Thus, ’ + ’ sign can be arranged in 1 way because all are identical. and 4 negative signs can be arranged at 7 places in
50. A box contains 2 white balls, 3 black balls and 4 red balls. The number of ways three balls be drawn from the box, if atleast one black ball is to be included in the draw is ……
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Solution
Since, there are 2 white, 3 black and 4 red balls. It is given that atleast one black ball is to be included in the draw.
True/False
51. There are 12 points in a plane of which 5 points are collinear, then the number of lines obtained by joining these points in pairs is
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Solution
False
Required number of lines
52. Three letters can be posted in five letter boxes in
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Solution
False
Required number of ways
53. In the permutations of
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Solution
False
Arrangement of
Number of object excluding those
Now, first we have to arrange
Number of arrangements
54. In a steamer there are stalls for 12 animals and there are horses, cows and calves (not less than 12 each) ready to be shipped. They can be loaded in
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Solution
True
There are three types of animals and stalls available for 12 animals.
Number of ways of loading
55. If some or all of
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Solution
True
If some or all objects taken at a time, then number of selection would be
56. There will be only 24 selections containing atleast one red ball out of a bag containing 4 red and 5 black balls. It is being given that the balls of the same colour are identical.
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Solution
Total number of selection
57. Eighteen guests are to be seated, half on each side of a long table. Four particular guests desire to sit on one particular side and three others on other side of the table. The number of ways in which the seating arrangements can be made is
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Solution
True
After seating 4 on one side and 3 on the other side, we have to select out of
Now, remaining selecting of one half side
and
Total arrangements
58. A candidate is required to answer 7 questions, out of 12 questions which are divided into two groups, each containing 6 questions. He is not permitted to attempt more than 5 questions from either group. He can choose the seven questions in 650 ways.
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Solution
False
He can attempt questions in following manner
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
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5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Number of ways of attempting 7 questions
59. To fill 12 vacancies there are 25 candidates of which 5 are from scheduled castes. If 3 of the vacancies are reserved for scheduled caste candidates while the rest are open to all, the number of ways in which the selection can be made is
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Solution
False
We have to select 3 scheduled caste candidate out of 5 in
and we have to select 9 other candidates out of 22 in
Matching The Columns
60. There are 3 books on Mathematics, 4 on Physics and 5 on English. How many different collections can be made such that each collection consists?
Column I | Column II | ||
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(i) | One book of each subject | (a) 3968 | |
(ii) | Atleast one book of each subject | (b) 60 | |
(iii) Atleast one book of English | (c) 3255 |
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Solution
There are three books of Mathematics 4 of Physics and 5 on English.
(i) One book of each subject
(ii) Atleast one book of each subject
(iii) Atleast one book of English =Selection based on following manner
English book | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Others | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
61. Five boys and five girls form a line. Find the number of ways of making the seating arrangement under the following condition.
Column I | Column II | ||
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(i) |
(a) |
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(ii) |
(b) |
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(iii) All the girls sit together | (c) |
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(iv) All the girls are never together | (d) |
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Solution
(i) Boys and girls alternate
Total arrangements
(ii) No two girls sit together
(iii) All the girls sit together
(iv) All the girls are never together
62. There are 10 professors and 20 lecturers, out of whom a committee of 2 professors and 3 lecturers is to be formed. Find
Column I | Column II | |
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(i) {ff250a71b-c7b3-4673-8d6c-964863baaf91}in how many ways committee can be formed? |
(a) |
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(ii)in how many ways a particular professor is included? |
(b) |
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(iii)in how many ways a particular lecturer is included? |
(c) |
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(iv) in how many ways a particular | (d) |
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Solution
(i) We have to select 2 professors out of 10 and 3 lecturers out of
(ii) When a particular professor included
(iii) When a particular lecturer included
(iv) When a particular lecturer excluded
63. Using the digits
Column I | Column II | |
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(i) how many numbers are formed? | (a) 840 | |
(ii) how many numbers are exactly | (b) 200 | |
divisible by 2? |
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Solution
(i) Total numbers of 4 digit formed with digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
(ii) When a number is divisible by 2. At its unit place only even numbers occurs. Total numbers
(iii) Total numbers which are divisible by
(iv) A number is divisible by 4 , If its last two digit is divisible by 4 .
64. How many words (with or without dictionary meaning) can be made from the letters of the word MONDAY, assuming that no letter is repeated, if
Column I | Column II | ||
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(i) 4 letters are used at a time. | (a) | 720 | |
(ii) |
(b) 240 | ||
(iii)All letters are used but the first is a vowel. |
(c) 360 |
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Solution
(i) 4 letters are used at a time
(ii) All letters used at a time
(iii) All letters used but first is vowel