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Permutations and Combinations Worksheet

This document discusses fundamental principles of counting, permutations, combinations, and arrangements of objects. It includes 30 questions related to calculating the number of possible outcomes in different scenarios, such as selecting questions from a test, forming numbers using given digits, arranging people or letters in different orders, forming committees from groups, and more. The questions cover a wide range of counting techniques including permutations, combinations, circular arrangements, and other counting principles.

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Permutations and Combinations Worksheet

This document discusses fundamental principles of counting, permutations, combinations, and arrangements of objects. It includes 30 questions related to calculating the number of possible outcomes in different scenarios, such as selecting questions from a test, forming numbers using given digits, arranging people or letters in different orders, forming committees from groups, and more. The questions cover a wide range of counting techniques including permutations, combinations, circular arrangements, and other counting principles.

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PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS- class work

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF COUNTING


1. Iha monthly test, the teacher decides that there will be three questions, one from each of

Exercises 7, 8 and 9 of the text book. If there are 12 questions in Ex, 7, 18 in ex. 8 and 9 in

ex. 9, In how many ways can three questions be selected?


2. How many numbers are there between 100 and 1000 such that 7 is in fho unit's place.
3. A gentleman has 6 friends to invite. In how many ways can he send invitation cards to

them, if he has three servants to carry the cards?


4. How many 4 digit numbers can be formed using 0, 1,2, 3,4, 5i
R e p e t i t i o n of digits is not allowed? i. Repetition of digits is allowed?

S. How many odd numbers less than 1000 can be formed using digits 0, 2, 5, 71

one of their digits is


4 How many numbers are there between 100 and 1000 such that at least

?
7. In how many ways can 3 prizes be distributed among 4 boys, when

no boy gets more than one prize? i. A boy may get any number of prizes?

ii. A boy does not get all

PERMUTATION-QUESTIONS BASED ON value of P

8. Evaluate a) 22 b) P(10, 4) c)P(15,3) d) P(5,5)


9. 1 z x , 3 5A PN19,tmd the vatue of 2 P(,3) = PC3)

10. 1 f P - 1 P 3 : 5 , find the value of n


11. IfPre6: Pr3= 30800:1, find the value of
FORMNG NUMBERS
12. How many numbers each containing four digits can be formed when a digit may be repeated

any number of times?


13. How many 4 digit numbers of different digits can be formed using the digits 0,1,2,3,4,5

which are not divisible by 5.


14. How many 4 digit numbers of different digits can be formed us1ng the digits 1,2,3,4,7,8

which are greater than 3000?

ARRANGING PEOPLE
15. In how many ways can 6 boys and 4 giris be arranged in a straight line so that no two giris

are ever together?


16. In how many ways can 3 brothers and 3 Sisters stand in a row tor a group photograph it they

are arranged alternate?


17. Find the number of ways in which 5 boys and 5 girls be seated in a row so that i) No two girls

i) all the girls sit toge ther and all the boys sit together.
may sit together

wORDBUILDING:
How many different words (with or without meaning) can
.

be formed with letters of the


word "EQUATION" so that: i. Words begin with E?
i. Words begin with E and end with N? ii. Begin and end with a consonant?
iv. All the vowels always come
together? V. all the vowels never come together?
19. In how many ways can the letters of the word "P E NCIL" can be arranged so that:
N is always followed by E ii. N and E are together
20. In how many ways can the letters of the word "DELHP' be
arranged so that the vowels
occupy only even places?
21. In how many ways the letters of the word "STRANGLE" be arranged so that the vowels can

Occupy only the odd places.

PERMUTATION OF OBJECTS NOT ALL DISTINCT


22. In how many ways can the letters of the word " MATHEMATICS be arranged?

23. In how many ways letters of the word "STATISTIcs" be arranged so that the T's are

together?

CIRCULAR PERMUTATION
24. In how many ways can 8 students be seated in d: ) line ii) circle
25. Twenty persons were invited for a party.
L. in how many ways can they and the host be seated around a circular table?
i. In how many ways will two particular persons be seated on either side of the host?

26. In how many ways can a party of 4 girls and 4 boys be seated at a circular table so that no two
boyz are adjacent?

27. In how many ways can 10 boys and 5 girls sit around a circular table so that no two girls sit
together.

28. In how many ways 7 persons sit around a table so that all shall not have the same neighbours,
in any two arrangements?

29. In how many ways 6 gentlemen and 3 ladies can be seated round a table so that every
gentleman may have a lady by his side?

30. Find the number of ways in which i) n different beads ii) 10 different beads be
can arranged
to form a necklace.

31. Find the number of ways in which 10 different flowers can be strung to form a garland so that 4
particular flowers are never separated

cOMBINATIQON
. Find the value if: i. C(6, 3) i)c( 30 ,28 ) ii) "P = n C iv). "Ca = "Cg
4.1f C(n, 10)= C(n, 12), determine C(n, 5)
Arom 7 professors and 10 students a committee of 5 is to be formed. In how many ways can this
be done if the committee contains:
a) Exactly 3 professors? h) At least 4
professors
4. There are 15 boys and 10 girls out of whom a committee of 3 boys and 2 girls is to be formed.
Find the number of ways in which this can be done if:
a. there is no restriction b. a particular bov is included C. a particular girl is excluded

. The staff of a bank consists of the manager, the deputy manager and 10 other ofticers. A

of a is to be selected. Find the number of ways in which this can be done


committee
always include: i. the manage
so as to
1. The but not the
manager deputy manager
ii. Neither the manager nor the deputy manager

6. A polygon has 20 sides. Find the number of diagonals it must have

7. In a plane there are 12 points out of which 4 are collinear. Find how many strainght lines can be
formed by joining these points in pairs. Also find how many triangles can be formed with vertices
at these points.

8. There are 8 points in a plane such that no 3 points are collinear. i) how many lines can be formed
using these points. i) how many diagonals are there.

9. How many chords can be drawn through 21 points on the circle.

10. There are 10 people in a room. Each shake hand with each other. How many hand shakes
possible?

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