Permutation and Combination


  1. The total number of arrangements of the letters in the expression a3b2c4 when written at full length is ?









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    We have 9 letters 3 a's, 2 b's and 4 c's. These 9 letters can be arranged in 9! / (3! 2! 4!)

    Correct Option: A

    We have 9 letters 3 a's, 2 b's and 4 c's. These 9 letters can be arranged in 9! / (3! 2! 4!) = 1260 ways.


  1. The total number of selections of fruit which can be made from 3 bananas, 4 apples and 2 oranges is ?









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    Required number of ways = (2 + 1) (3 + 1) (4 + 1) - 1 = 59

    Correct Option: D

    Required number of ways = (2 + 1) (3 + 1) (4 + 1) - 1 = 59



  1. 12 persons are to be arranged to a round table. If two particular persons among them are not to be side by side, the total number of arrangements is ?









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    12 persons can be seated around a round table in 11! ways. The total number of ways in which 2 particular persons sit side by side = 10! x 2!.

    Correct Option: A

    12 persons can be seated around a round table in 11! ways. The total number of ways in which 2 particular persons sit side by side = 10! x 2!.

    Hence, the required number of arrangements = 11! - 10! x 2! = 9 x (10!)


  1. How many words of 4 consonants and 3 vowels can be made from 12 consonants and 4 vowels. If all the letters are different ?









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    Required no. of words = 12P4 x 4P3

    Correct Option: D

    Required no. of words = 12P4 x 4P3
    = 12 x 11 x 10 x 9 x 4 x 3 x 2
    = 120(100 - 1) x 24
    = 288000 - 2880
    = 285120



  1. The number of triangles that can be formed by choosing the vertices from a set of 12 points, seven of which lie on the same straight line, is ?









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    Required no. of triangles = 12C3 - 7C3 = 185

    Correct Option: A

    Required no. of triangles = 12C3 - 7C3 = 185