Permutation and Combination

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1. In how many ways 4 boys and 3 girls can be seated in a row so that y are alternate.


2. When six fair coins are tossed simultaneously, in how many of outcomes will at most three of coins turn up as heads?


3. A man positioned at origin of coordinate system. man can take steps of unit measure in direction North, East, West or South. Find number of ways of he can reach point (5,6), covering shortest possible distance.


4. Goldenrod and No Hope are in a horse race with 6 contestants. How many different arrangements of finishes are re if No Hope always finishes before Goldenrod and if all of horses finish race?


5. In how many different ways can letters of word 'MATHEMATICS' be arranged so that vowels always come toger?


6. I have an amount of Rs. 10 lakh, which I went to invest in stocks of some companies. I always invest only amounts that are multiples of Rs 1 lakh in stock of any company. If I can choose from among stocks of five different companies, In how many ways can I invest entire amount that I have?


7. A teacher of 6 students takes 2 of his students at a time to a zoo as often as he can, without taking same pair of children toger more than once. How many times does teacher go to zoo?


8. Find number of triangles which can be formed by joining angular points of a polygon of 8 sides as vertices.


9. $$\left( {{}^{75}{P_2} - {}^{75}{C_2}} \right) = ?$$


10. If $$5{ \times ^{\text{n}}}{{\text{P}}_3} = 4{ \times ^{\left( {{\text{n}} + 1} \right)}}{{\text{P}}_{3,}}$$    find n?


Topics

This Chapter permutation-and-combination consists of the following topics

Permutation and Combination

In how many ways 4 boys and 3 girls can be seated in a row so that y are alternate.

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When six fair coins are tossed simultaneously, in how many of outcomes will at most three of coins turn up as heads?

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A man positioned at origin of coordinate system. man can take steps of unit measure in direction North, East, West or South. Find number of ways of he can reach point (5,6), covering shortest possible distance.

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Goldenrod and No Hope are in a horse race with 6 contestants. How many different arrangements of finishes are re if No Hope always finishes before Goldenrod and if all of horses finish race?

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In how many different ways can letters of word 'MATHEMATICS' be arranged so that vowels always come toger?

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I have an amount of Rs. 10 lakh, which I went to invest in stocks of some companies. I always invest only amounts that are multiples of Rs 1 lakh in stock of any company. If I can choose from among stocks of five different companies, In how many ways can I invest entire amount that I have?

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A teacher of 6 students takes 2 of his students at a time to a zoo as often as he can, without taking same pair of children toger more than once. How many times does teacher go to zoo?

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Find number of triangles which can be formed by joining angular points of a polygon of 8 sides as vertices.

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$$\left( {{}^{75}{P_2} - {}^{75}{C_2}} \right) = ?$$

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If $$5{ \times ^{\text{n}}}{{\text{P}}_3} = 4{ \times ^{\left( {{\text{n}} + 1} \right)}}{{\text{P}}_{3,}}$$    find n?

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