Permutations & Combinations Questions (855)

The number of sequences of ten terms, whose terms are either 0 or 1 or 2, that contain exactly five 1 s and exactly three 2 s, is equal to
Number of quadrilaterals of which exactly two adjacent sides of the quadrilateral are common to the sides of the n-gon, where \(n = 10\).
Find the total number of rectangles on the normal chessboard.
A debate club consists of 6 girls and 4 boys. A team of 4 members is to be selected from this club including the selection of a captain (from among these 4 members) for the team. If the team has to include at most one boy, then the number of ways of selecting the team is
The number of 9 digit numbers, that can be formed using all the digits of the number 123412341 so that the even digits occupy only even places, is ___
If \(\binom{n}{r-1} = 36\), \(\binom{n}{r} = 84\), and \(\binom{n}{r+1} = 126\), find r\).
Let S = {1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11}. The number of non-empty subsets of S that have the sum of all elements a multiple of 3, is ____.
There are 12 points in a plane, no three of which are in the same straight line, except 5 points which are collinear. Then the total number of triangles that can be formed with the vertices at any three of these 12 points is
The largest n$\i_n N such that 3 divides 50$! is: n
The total number of times, the digit 3 will be written, when the integers having less than 4 digits are listed is equal to
Rajdhani express travelling from Delhi to Mumbai has n stations enroute. Number of ways in which a train can be stopped at 3 stations if no two of the stopping stations are consecutive, is
The number of ways of getting a sum 16 on throwing a dice four times is
The number of ways of selecting 15 teams from 15 men and 15 women, such that each team consists of a man and a woman, is:
Find the number of paths from (0, 0) to (n, n) such that either x > y at all interior lattice points or y > x at all interior lattice points.
Find the number of paths from (0, 0) to (n, n) such that the path never crosses the line y = x.
The total number of ways in which 5 balls of different colours can be distributed among 3 persons so that each person gets at least one ball is
Given \(n\) different objects arranged in a row. Then the number of ways of choosing \(k\) of them so that no two of them are consecutive is equal to
In how many ways can we choose a black square and a white square from a chessboard so that they are neither in the same row nor the same column?
Five boys and 6 girls must sit around a round table. How many arrangements are possible if Ram (a boy) must always be adjacent to Seeta and Geeta (two girls)?
A shelf contains 20 books of which 4 are single volume and the other form sets of 8, 5, and 3 volumes. Find the number of ways in which the books may be arranged on the shelf so that(i) volumes of each set will not be separated,(ii) volumes of each set remain in their due order.
The number of arrangements of the letters of the word BANANA in which the two N's do not appear adjacently is:
There are n lines in a plane, no two of which are parallel and no three of them are concurrent. Let the plane be divided by n lines in an parts, then
Let x be the number of 6 digit numbers, the sum of whose digits is even and y be the number of 6 digit numbers, the sum of whose digits is odd, then
We have \(\lfloor 3(6+5+4+3) \rfloor = 6(18) = 108\). Since there are 3 ways for each group and 4 groups, as shown: 3 ways, 3 ways, 3 ways, 3 ways. The value of \(\lfloor 3(6+5+4+3) \rfloor\) is:
All five-digit numbers in which each successive digit exceeds its predecessor are arranged in increasing order. The 105th number does not contain the digit
Let Tn be the number of all possible triangles formed by joining vertices of an n-sided regular polygon. If Tn+1 – Tn = 10, then the value of n is
Let A and B be two sets containing four and two elements respectively. Then the number of subsets of the set A × B, each having at least three elements is:
A man X has 7 friends, 4 of them are ladies and 3 are men. His wife Y also has 7 friends, 3 of them are ladies and 4 are men. Assume X and Y have no common friends. Then the total number of ways in which X and Y together can throw a party inviting 3 ladies and 3 men, so that 3 friends of each of X and Y are in this party, is:
How many different nine digit numbers can be formed from the number 222335588 by rearranging its digits so that the odd digits occupy even positions?
Let S = {1, 2, 3, ..., 9}. For k = 1, 2, ..., 5, let Nk be the number of subsets of S, each containing five elements out of which exactly k are odd. Then N1 + N2 + N3 + N4 + N5 = ?
Eleven criminals want to keep the location of their master criminal in a safe. They want to be able to open the safe only when any 6 of them are present. The safe is thus equipped with a number of different locks, and each criminal is given the keys to some of these locks. What is the minimum number of keys each criminal must carry?
Eleven criminals want to keep the location of their master criminal in a safe. They want to be able to open the safe only when any 6 of them are present. The safe is thus equipped with a number of different locks, and each criminal is given the keys to some of these locks. What is the minimum number of locks required?
In how many ways can 6 persons stand in a queue?
To fill 12 vacancies there are 25 candidates of which 5 are from scheduled caste. If three 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
The number of ways of choosing a committee of two women and three men from five women and six men, if Mr. A refuses to serve on the committee if Mr. B is a member and Mr. B can only serve, if Ms. C is the member of the committee is
Number of ways in which cards of each suite appear in increasing order of denomination is
A man X has 7 friends, 4 of them are ladies and 3 are men. His wife Y also has 7 friends, 3 of them are ladies and 4 are men. Assume X and Y have no common friends. Then, the total number of ways in which X and Y together can throw a party inviting 3 ladies and 3 men, so that 3 friends of each of X and Y are in this party, is
How many different seven-digit numbers can be made of distinct digits if the sum of the digits is even?
Let 52 cards of a deck be arranged in a line. Number of ways in which spades appear in increasing order of denomination is
In an exciting finish to an one-day cricket match between India and Pakistan, the Indians require 10 runs in the last 3 balls to win. If any one of the scores 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 can be made from a ball and no wides or no-balls are bowled then in how many different sequences can the batsmen make exactly 10 runs?
A library has \(a\) copies of one book, \(b\) copies each of two books, \(c\) copies each of three books, and single copy of \(d\) books. Find the total number of ways in which these books can be arranged in a shelf.
The letters of the word "UDAYPUR" are written in all possible ways with or without meaning and these words are arranged as in a dictionary. The rank of the word "UDAYPUR" is
The number of strictly increasing functions $f$ from the set $\{1,2,3,4,5,6\}$ to the set $\{1,2,3,\ldots,9\}$ such that $f(i)\neq i$ for $1\leq i\leq6$, is equal to:
Let $S=\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}$. Let $x$ be the number of 9-digit numbers formed using the digits of $S$ such that only one digit is repeated and it is repeated exactly twice. Let $y$ be the number of 9-digit numbers formed using the digits of $S$ such that only two digits are repeated and each of these is repeated exactly twice. Then
Given that \(A = \{x_1, x_2, x_3, \ldots, x_7\}\); \(B = \{y_1, y_2, y_3\}\). 3 elements in \(A\) having image \(y_2\) can be chosen in \(^7C_3\) ways. Now we are left with 4 elements in \(A\) which are to be associated with \(y_1\) or \(y_3\), that is, each of 4 elements \(A\) has 2 choices \(y_1\) or \(y_3\), that is, in \((2)^4\) ways. But there are 2 ways when one element of \(B\) will remain associated. The required number of onto functions from \(A\) to \(B\) such that exactly 3 elements of \(A\) map to \(y_2\) is:
A person always prefers to eat parantha and vegetable dish in his meal. How many ways can he make his platter in a marriage party if there are three types of paranthas, four types of vegetable dish, three types of salads, and two types of sauces?
Find the number of n digit numbers, which contain the digits 2 and 7, but not the digits 0, 1, 8, 9.
Find the number of seven letter words that can be formed using the letters of the word SUCCESS so that the two C's are together but no two S are together.
The total number of flags with three horizontal strips in order, which can be formed using 2 identical red, 2 identical green, and 2 identical white strips, is equal to
n-digit numbers are formed using only three digits 2, 5 and 7. The smallest value of n for which 900 such distinct numbers can be formed, is