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- 1. In how many different number of ways 4 boys and 2 girls can sit on a bench?
A.620
B.640
C.720
D.None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C 
npn = n!
6p6 = 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 720
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- 2. A group consists of 4 men, 6 women and 5 children. In how many ways can 2 men , 3 women and 1 child selected from the given group?
A.600
B.300
C.900
D.750
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Two men, three women and one child can be selected in 4C2 x 6C3 x 5C1 ways
= (4 x 3)/(2 x 1) x (6 x 5 x 4)/(3 x 2) x 5
= 600 ways.
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- 3. Six points are marked on a straight line and five points are marked on another line which is parallel to the first line. How many straight lines, including the first two, can be formed with these points?
A.32
B.30
C.55
D.29
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
We know that, the number of straight lines that can be formed by the 11 points in which 6 points are collinear and no other set of three points, except those that can be selected out of these 6 points are collinear.
Hence, the required number of straight lines
11C2 - 6C2 - 5C2 + 1 + 1 = 55 - 15 - 10 -+ 2 = 32
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- 4. A group of 10 representatives is to be selected out of 12 seniors and 10 juniors. In how many different ways can the group be selected if it should have at least one senior?
A.22C10
B.22C10 + 20C10
C.22C10 + 1
D.22C10 - 1
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
The total number of ways of forming the group of ten representatives is 22C10 .
The total number of ways of forming the group that consists of no seniors is 10C10 = 1 way
The required number of ways = 22C10 - 1
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- 5. A group consists of 4 men, 6 women and 5 children. In how many ways can 3 men, 2 women and 3 children selected from the given group?
A.300
B.600
C.450
D.750
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
The number of ways of selecting three men, two women and three children is:
= 4C3 x 6C2 x 5C3
= (4 x 3 x 2)/(3 x 2 x 1) x (6 x 5)/(2 x 1) x (5 x 4 x 3)/(3 x 2 x 1)
= 4 x 15 x 10
= 600 ways.
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