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PERMUTATIONS & COMBINATIONS

Q 1. Convert the following products into factorials :


(i) 6.7.8.9.10 (ii) 2.4.6.8.10
Q 2. Find the LCM of 4!, 5! and 6!
n! n!
Q 3. If and are in the ratio 2 : 1, Find the value of n.
2!(n − 2)! 4!(n − 4)!
(2n)!
Q 4. Prove that : = {1.3.5 .... (2n - 1)} 2n.
n!
Q 5. Find the number of different signals that can be generated by arranging at least 2 flags in order
(one below the other) on a vertical staff, if five different flags are available.
Q 6. In a monthly test, the teacher decides that there will be three questions, one from each of Exercise
7, 8 and 9 of the text book. If there are 12 questions in Exercise 7, 18 in Exercise 8 and 9 in
Exercise 9, in how many ways can three questions be selected ?
Q 7. How many three-digit numbers can be formed without using the digits 0, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 ?
Q 8. How many numbers are there between 100 and 1000 such that every digit is either 2 or 9?
Q 9. How many three-digit numbers more than 600 can be formed by using the digits 2,3,4,6,7.
Q 10. How many numbers divisible by 5 and lying between 4000 and 5000 can be formed from the
digits 4,5, 6, 7 and 8.
Q 11. How many numbers greater than 1000, but not greater than 4000 can be formed with the digits 0,
1, 2, 3, 4 if:
(i) repetition of digits is allowed ?
(ii) repetition of digits is not allowed ?

Q 12. How many 4-letter words, with or without meaning, can be formed out of the letters of the word,
'LOGARITHMS', if repetition of letters is not allowed ?
Q 13. How many different words can be formed with the letters of the word EQUATION so that
(i) the words begin with E ?
(ii) the words begin with E and end with N ?
(iii) the words begin and end with a consonant ?
Q 14. How many words can be formed from the letters of the word 'DAUGHTER' so that
(i) the vowels always come together ? (ii) the vowels never come together ?
Q 15. How many permutations can be formed by the letters of the word, 'VOWELS', when
(i) there is no restriction on letters ? (ii) each word begins with E ?
(iii) each word begins with O and ends with L ? (iv) all vowels come together ?
(v) all consonants come together ?
Q 16. How many words (with or without dictionary meaning) can be made from the letters in the word
MONDAY, assuming that no letter is repeated, if
(i) 4 letters are used at a time ? (ii) all letters are used at a time.
(iii) all letters are used but first is vowel.
Q 17. (i) How many different words can be formed with the letters of the word HARYANA ?
(ii) How many of these begin with H and end with N ?
(iii) In how many of these H and N are together ?
Q 18. In how many ways can the letters of the word PERMUTATIONS be arranged if
(i) the words start with P end with S (ii) vowels are all together.
Q 19. If the different permutations of the word, 'EXAMINATION' are listed as in a dictionary, how
many items are there in the list before the first word starting with E ?
Q20.If C3r = 15Cr + 3, find r.
15

Q 21. If n + 2C8 : n - 2P4 = 57 : 16, find n.


Q 22. If 28C2r : 24C2r - 4 = 225 : 11, find r.
Q23.In how many ways can a cricket eleven be chosen out of a batch of 15 players if (i) there is no
restriction on the selection; (ii) a particular player is always chosen; (iii) a particular player is
never chosen ?
Q24.What is the number of ways of choosing 4 cards from a pack of 52 playing cards? In how many of
these
(i) four cards are of the same suit, (ii) four cards belong to four different suits,
(iii) four cards are face cards, (iv) two are red cards and two are black cards,
(v) cards are of the same colour ?
Q25.There are 10 points in a plane, no three of which are in the same straight line, excepting 4 points,
which are collinear. Find the (i) number of straight lines obtained from the pairs of these points;
(ii) number of triangles that can be formed with the vertices as these points.
Q26.How many diagonals are there in a polygon with n sides ?
Q27.In how many ways can 7 plus (+) signs and 5 minus (-) signs be arranged in a row so that no two
minus signs are together?
Q28.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. In how many ways can he choose the 7 questions?
Q29.A committee of 7 has to be formed from 9 boys and 4 girls. In how many ways can this be done
when the committee consist of:
(i) exactly 3 girls? (ii) at least 3 girls? (iii) at most 3 girls?
Q30.How many five-letter words containing 3 vowels and 2 consonants can be formed using the letters of
the word 'EQUATION' so that the two consonants occur together ?
Q31.How many different words, each containing 2 vowels and 3 consonants can be formed with 5 vowels
and 17 consonants ?

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