THE INDIAN SCHOOL

MATHEMATICS WORKSHEET AND ACTIVITIES

CLASS:- XI
Topic: PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS
Fundamental Principle of counting
Q.1 How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 assuming that
(i) repetition of the digits is allowed? (ii) repetition of the digits is not allowed?
Q.2 How many 3-digit even numbers can be formed from the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6 if the digits can be
repeated?
Q.3 How many 4-letter code can be formed using the first 10 letters of the English alphabet , if no letter
can be repeated?
Q.4 How many 5-digit telephone numbers can be constructed using the digits 0 to 9 if each number
starts with 67 and no digit appears more than once ?
Q.5 A coin is tossed 3 times and the outcomes are recorded. How many possible outcomes are there ?
Q.6 Given 5 flags of different colours, how many different signals can be generated if each signal requires
the use of 2 flags, one below the other ?
Q.7 How many 2 digit even numbers can be formed from the digits 1,2,3,4,5 if the digits can be repeated ?
Q.8 In a class there are 25 boys and 15 girls. The teacher wants to select 1 boy and 1 girl to represent the
class in a function. In how many ways can the teacher make this selection?
Q.9 How many numbers are there between 100 and 1000 such that every digit is either 2 or 9 ?
Q.10 In a railway compartment, 6 seats are vacant on a bench. In how many ways can 3 passengers sit on
them?
Q.11 A team consists of 6 boys and 4 girls and the other has 5 boys and 3 girls. How many single matches
can be arranged between the two teams, when a boy plays against a boy and a girl plays against a girl ?
Q.12 In a monthly test, a teacher decides that there will be one question from each of three exercises of
the text book. There are 10, 9 and 15 questions in the exercises. In how many ways can the three
questions be selected?
Q.13 How many numbers greater than 23000 can be formed using the digits 1,2,3,4,5, where repetition of
digits are not allowed
Q.14 If there are 20 steamers plying between places A and B, in how many ways could the round trip from
A be made if the return journey was made on (i) the same steamer, (ii) a different steamer ?
Q.15 A class consists of 40 girls and 60 boys. In how many ways can a president, vice president, treasurer
and secretary be chosen if the treasurer must be a girl, the secretary must be a boy and a student may
not hold more than one office?
Q.16 A customer forgets a four-digit code for an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) in a bank. However, he
remembers that this code consists of digits 3, 5, 6 and 9. Find the largest possible number of trials
necessary to obtain the correct code.
Q.17 The students in a class are seated according to their marks in the previous examination. Once it so
happens that four of these students get equal marks and therefore the same rank. To decide their
seating arrangement, the teacher wants to write down all the possible arrangements, one on each of
separate bit of paper, in order to choose one of these by lots. How many bits of paper are required?
Q.18 For a set of six true or false questions, no student has written all the correct answers and no two
students have given the same sequence of answers. What is the maximum number of students in the
class, for this to be possible?
Q.19 How many automobile license plates can be made if the inscription on each contains two different
letters followed by three different digits?
Q.20 Find the number of even positive numbers which have three digits.
Q.21 How many numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 9 if repetition of digits is not allowed ?
Q.22 How many odd numbers less than 1000 can be formed using the digits 0, 1,8, 9 (repetitions of digits
is allowed) ?
Q.23 How many different numbers below 1000 can be formed from the digits 3, 7, 6, 4 and 8 if : (i) no digit
is repeated ? (ii) digits can be repeated ?
Q.24 In how many ways can two friends sit in three vacant seats in a bus?
Q.25 A hall has three entrances and four exits. In how many ways can a man enter and exit from the hall ?
Q.26 In a class there are 30 boys and 18 girls. The teacher wants to select 1 boy and 1 girl to represent the
class in a function. In how many ways can the teacher make this selection ?
Q.27 Given seven flags of different colours, how many different signals can be generated, if a signal
requires the use of two flags, one below the other?
Q.28 A lady wants to select a cotton saree and one polyester saree from a textile shop. If there are 20
cotton varieties and 45 polyester varieties, in how many ways can she choose two sarees ?
Q.29 In a monthly test, the teacher decides that there will be four questions, one each from exercises 5,6,7
and 8 of the text-book. If there are 10 questions in exercise 5, 8 questions in exercise 6, 10 questions
in exercise 7 and 15 questions in exercise 8, in how many ways can the four questions be selected ?
Q.30 How many numbers are there between 100 and 1000 in which all the digits are distinct?
Q.31 It has been decided that the flag of a newly formed forum will be in the form of three blocks, each
coloured differently. If there are seven different colours on the whole to choose from, how many such
designs are possible?
Q.32 A puzzle has eight empty spaces, each to be filled by the word 'yes' or 'no'. In how many ways can it
be solved?
Q.33 There are 6 multiple choice questions in an examination. How many sequences of answers are
 possible, if the first three questions have four choices each and the next three have five choices each?
Q.34 Five coins are tossed simultaneously. In how many ways can these fall ?
Q.35 In how many ways can 5 women draw water from 5 taps, if no tap remains unused?
Q.36 A club consists of 100 members. In how many ways can the members select a president, a vice
president, a secretary, if a member can hold only one position at a time?
Q.37 A number lock on a suitcase has 3 wheels each labelled with ten digits from 0 to 9. If opening of the
lock is a particular sequence of three digits with no repeats, how many such sequences will be
possible?
Q.38 Serial numbers for an item produced in a factory are to be made using two letters followed by four
digits (0 to 9). If the letters are to be taken from the first six letters of English alphabet without
repetition and the digits are also not repeated in a serial number, how many serial numbers are
possible?
Q.39 How many two-digit even numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, if repetition of
digits is allowed?
Q.40 How many three-digit numbers can be formed without using the digits 0, 1, 2,3 ?
Q.41 How many three-digit numbers can be formed without using the digits 1,2,3,4 ?
Q.42 Ten students compete in a race. In how many ways can the first three places be taken?
Q.43 How many numbers of 4 digits can be formed out of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 when no digit is repeated
in the same number?
Q.44 Each section in the first-year of plus two course has exactly 30 students. If there are 5 sections, in
how many ways can a set of 5 students representatives be selected, one from each section?
Q.45 There are four letters and four directed envelopes. Find the number of ways in which the letters can
be put into envelopes so that all the letters are not (simultaneously) put in correct envelopes.
Q.46 How many words (with or without meaning) of four distinct letters of the English alphabet are
there?
Q.47 In how many ways can 4 different prizes be awarded among 6 contestants, so that a contestant
may receive: (i) at most one prize? (ii) any number of prizes?
Q.48 From the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, how many three-digit even numbers can be formed when:
(i) the repetition of digits is allowed? (ii) the repetition of digits is not allowed?
Q.49 A mint prepares metallic calenders specifying months, dates and days in the form of monthly sheets
(one plate for each month). How many types of February calenders should it prepare to serve for all
the possibilities in the future years?
Q.50 There are 5 routes between city X and city Y. In how many different ways can a man go from city
X to city Y and return, if for return journey: (i) any of the routes is taken? (ii) the same route is
taken? (iii) the same route is not taken?
Q.51 The licence plates for vehicles registered in Delhi consists of 3 letters for English alphabet followed
 by 1, 2, 3 or 4 digits. The letter on the extreme left has to be 'D'. For the 1-digitnumber plates the
number. '0' is not allowed. For others, the digits and the letters of course can repeat but the number
should be significant. Determine the possible number of licence plates.
Q.52 A code word is to consists of two distinct English alphabet followed by two distinct numbers from 1
to 9. For example GH 79 is a code word. How many such code words are possible?
Q.53 There are 6 items in column A and 6 items in column B. A student is asked to match each item in
column A with an item in column B. How many possible (correct or incorrect) answers are there to
this question?
Q.54 How many of the natural numbers from 1 to 1000 have none of their digits repeated?
Q.55 How many natural numbers not exceeding 4321 can be formed with the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4, if the
digits can repeat?

PERMUTATIONS

Q.1 Evaluate : i) P(5 , 3) , ii) P(18,3), iii) P(6, 6) , iv) P(6 , 0)

Q.2 Show that : P(10 , 3)= P(9 , 3)+ 3P(9 , 2)
Q.3 Find n if i) P(n , 4) : P(n−1 , 4) = 5 : 3 , n >4 , ii) P(n−1,3) : P(n , 4)= 1 : 9 , iii) 2P(n , 3) = P(n+1
, 3) , n >2
Q.4 Prove that : P(n , r)=P(n-1 , r) + r . P(n-1, r-1) , 1≤ r ≤ n-1
Q.5 Find n , if P(2n-1 , n) : P(2n+1 , n-1)= 22 : 7
Q.6 Find the number of permutations of the letters of the word ALLAHABAD.
Q.7 How many 4-digit numbers can be formed by using the digits 1 to 9 if repetition of digits is not
allowed?
Q.8 How many numbers lying between 100 and 1000 can be formed with the digits 0,1,2,3,4,5, if the
repetition of the digits is not allowed?
Q.9 Find the number of different 8 letter arrangements that can be made from the letters of the word
DAUGHTER so that (i) all vowels occur together ii) all vowels do not occur together.
Q.10 In how many ways can 4 red, 3 yellow and 2 green discs be arranged in a row if the discs of the same
colour are indistinguishable ?
Q.11 Find the number of arrangements of the letters of the word INDEPENDENCE. In how many of these
arrangements,
(i) do the words start with P , (ii) do all the vowels always occur together,
(iii) do the vowels never occur together, (iv) do the words begin with I and end in P?
Q.12 How many 3-digit numbers can be formed by using the digits 1 to 9 if no digit is repeated?
Q.13 How many 4-digit numbers are there with no digit repeated?
Q.14 How many 3-digit even umbers can be made using the digits 1,2,3,4,6,7 if no digit is repeated?
Q.15 Find the number of 4-digit numbers that can be formed using the digits 1,2,3,4,5 if no digit is
repeated. How many of these will be even?
Q.16 From a committee of 8 persons, in how many ways can we choose a chairman and a vice chairman
assuming one person can not hold more than one position?
Q.17 How many words, with or without meaning, can be formed using all the letters of the word
EQUATION, using each letter exactly once?
Q.18 How many words, with or without meaning can be made from the letters of 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 letter is a vowel?
Q.19 In how many of the distinct permutations of the letters in MISSISSIPPI do the I's not come together ?
Q.20 In how many ways can the letters of the word PERMUTATIONS be arranged if the
(i) words start with P and end with S, ii) vowels are all together, iii) there are always 4 letters
between P and S ?
Q.21 Six candidates are called for interview to fill four posts in an office. Assuming that each candidate is fit
for each post, determine the number of ways in which: (i) first and second posts can be filled. (ii)
first three posts can be filled. (iii) all the four posts can be filled.
Q.22 Find the number of ways in which 8 boys and 5 girls can be arranged in a row so that no two girls are
together.
Q.23 Three married couples are to be seated in a row having six seats in a cinema hall. If spouses are to be
seated next to each other, in how many ways can they be seated? Find also the number of ways of
their seating if all the ladies sit together.
Q.24 In how many ways words with or without meaning can be formed with the letters of the word
EQUATION so that the vowels and consonants occur together?
Q.25 How many words with or without meaning can be made from the letters of 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 letter is a vowel?
Q.26 How many permutations can be made out of the letters of the word 'TRIANGLE' ? How many of these:
(i) begin with T ? (ii) end with E ? (iii) begin with T and end with E ? (iv) T and E occupy the
end places?
Q.27 How many different words can be formed of the letters of the words 'MALENKOV' so that:
(i) the first letter is a vowel? (ii) the relative positions of vowels and consonants remain unchanged?
(iii) no two vowels are together? (iv) vowels may occupy odd places? (v) vowels being always
 together?
Q.28 Find the number of permutations that can be had from the letters of the word DAUGHTER:
(i) taking all the letters together, (ii) beginning with D , (iii) beginning with D and
ending with R (iv) D and R occupying end places , (v) vowels being always together (vi) not
all vowels together (vii) not even two vowels together ,(viii) vowels occupying even places.
Q.29 How many signals can be given with five flags of different colours.
Q.30 How many different numbers between 100 and 1000 can be formed using the digits 0,1,2,3,4,5,6
assuming that, in any number , the digits are not repeated ? How many of these will be divisible by 5 ?
Q.31 Find the number of permutations of n different things taken r at a time such that (i) two specific
things (ii) p specific things , occur together.
Q.32 Find the number of permutations of n things taken r at a time in which p(< r) particular things are
always:
(i) included (ii) excluded.
Q.32 In an examination hall, there are four rows of chairs. Each row has 8 chairs one behind the other.
There are two classes sitting for the examination with 16 students in each class. It is desired that in
each row, all students belong to the same class and that no two adjacent rows are allotted to the
same class. In how many ways can these 32 students be seated?
Q.33 If the letters of the word are arranged as in dictionary, find the rank of the following words:
(i) FAST (ii) MOTHER (iii) RANDOM.
Q.34 In how many ways can five children stand in a queue?
Q.35 Determine the number of ways in which 4 books, one each on physics, chemistry, biology and
mathematics can be arranged on a shelf.
Q.36 How many different 5 letters words (may or may not be meaningful) can be formed out of the letters
of the word 'KNIFE' if repetition of letters is not allowed ?
Q.37 In how many ways can six women draw water from six taps?
Q.38 Determine the number of permutations of the letters of the word HEXAGON taken all at a time.
Q.39 How many three-digit numbers are there, with distinct digits, with each digit odd ?
Q.40 Six students are contesting election for the presidentship of the student union. In how many ways
can their names be listed on the ballot paper?
Q.41 Determine the number of different 5-letter words formed from the letters of the word EQUATION.
Q42 Twelve students compete in a race. In how many ways can the first three places be taken?
Q.43 Determine the number of 5-letter words formed from the letters of the word DAUGHTER.
Q.44 In how many ways can the letters of the word DELHI be arranged ? How many of these will begin
 with D and how many will not?
Q.45 How many words can be formed out of the letters of the word PECULIAR beginning with P and
ending with R?
Q.46 How many seven letter words can be formed from the letters of the word NUMBERS ? In how many
of these N and S occur at the ends?
Q.47 There are three different rings to be worn in four fingers with at most one in each finger. In how
many ways can this be done?
Q.48 How many 5-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9, assuming no digit is
repeated. How many of these will be divisible by 5 ?
Q.49 How many 6-digit telephone numbers can be constructed with the digits 0, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 if each
number starts with 35 and no digit appears more than once?
Q.50 In how many ways can 8 sweets of different sizes be distributed among 8 boys so that the largest
sweet goes to the youngest boy?
Q.51 How many different arrangements, each consisting of 4 different letters can be formed from the
letters of the word PERSONAL, if each arrangement is to begin with and end with a vowel?
Q.52 In how many ways can the letters of the word TOWER be arranged so that the letters 0 and E occupy
only even places?
Q.53 In how many ways can the letters of the word DELHI be arranged so that the letters E and H occupy
only even places?
Q.54 How many different words can be formed of the letters of the word COMBINE so that:
(i) vowels always remain together? (ii) no two vowels are together? (iii) vowels may occupy
odd places?
Q.55 In how many ways can the letters of the word FRACTION be arranged so that no two vowels are
together?
Q.56 In how many ways can 5 girls and 3 boys be arranged in a row so that no two boys may sit together?
Q.57 There are 8 students appearing in an examination of which 3 have to appear in a Mathematics paper
and the remaining 5 in different subjects. In how many ways can they be made to sit in a row if no
two candidates in Mathematics sit next to each other?
Q.58 Six men and five women are to sit in a row so that the women occupy the even places. Find the
number of all possible arrangements?
Q.59 Puneet wants to arrange 3 Economics, 2 History and 4 English books on a shelf. If the books on the
same subject are different, determine :
(i) the number of possible arrangements (ii) the number of possible arrangements, if all the books on
 a subject are to be together.
Q.60 How many signals can be given with 6 flags of different colours such that:
(i) exactly three flags can be used for a signal? (ii) at most three flags are to be used for a signal? (iii)
at least three flags are to be used for a signal? (iv) any number of flags may be used for a signal ?
Q.61 Find the number of ways in which 8 different books can be arranged on a shelf so that 2 particular
books are
(i) always together (ii) never together.
Q.62 Find the number of permutations of8 things taking 5 at a time in which 2 particular things are always
(i) included (ii) excluded.
Q.63 Find the number of permutations of n things taking p at a time in which 3 particular things are
always
(i) included (ii) excluded.
Q.64 A man has 10 friends and wants to arrange them on chairs taking 6 at a time. Find the number of
arrangements, such that (i) two particular friends are always taken.(ii) four particular friends are
never taken.
Q.65 If the letters of the word are arranged as in dictionary, find the rank of the following words:
(i) LATE (ii) SOFT (iii FATHER (iv) FRACTION.
Q.66 In how many ways can the letters of the following words be arranged:
(i) TALL (ii) APPLE (iii) KARNAL (iv) STATESMAN?_
Q.67 In how many ways can 4 red, 3 yellow and 2 green discs be arranged in a row if the discs of the same
colour are indistinguishable ?
Q.68 Find how many arrangements can be made with the letters of the word 'MATHEMATICS'. In how
many of them the vowels occur together?
Q.69 If the letters 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 ?
Q.70 Find the number of arrangements of the letters of the word INDEPENDENCE. In how many of these
arrangements:
(i) do the word start with P? (ii) do all the vowels occur together? (iii) do the vowels never occur
together? (iv) do the words begin with I and end in P ?
Q.71 If all the permutations of the letters of the word INDIA are arranged as in a dictionary, what are the
14th, 49th, 50th and 60th words?
Q.72 How many six digit numbers can be formed by using the digits 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3 ? How many of these are
greater than 3,00,000 ?
Q.73 Find the number of arrangements which can be made from the letters of the word ALGEBRA without
altering the positions of the vowels and consonants.
Q.74 How many permutations can be formed from the letters of the word PERMUTATION? In how many of
these will 5 vowels be always together?
Q.75 Find the number of different words which can be formed by using all the letters of the words
INSTITUTION. In how many of them : (i) the three T's are together? (ii) the first two letters are the
two N's ?
Q.76 How many 5-digit even numbers can be formed using the digits 1,2,5,5,4?
Q.77 Find the number of arrangements that can be made out of the letters of the word COMBINATION. In
how many of these, vowels occur together?
Q.78 How many numbers greater than 50,000 can be formed by using the digits 3,5,6,6,7?
Q.79 How many different words can be formed by the letters of the word INDIA ? In how many of these,
21's are never together and how many of these begin with I and end with A ?
Q.80 How many different words can be formed with the letters of the word BHARAT ? In how many of
these Band H are never together and how many of these begin with B and end with T?
Q.81 If the different permutations of the word ATLANTIC are listed as in a dictionary, how many items are
there in the list before the first word starting with I ?
Q.82 If all permutations of the letters of the word TALL are arranged as in a dictionary, what are the 4th,
5th and 12th words? Also verify your answer by listing all the permutations.
Q.83 If all the permutations of the letters of the word AGAIN are arranged as in a dictionary, what are the
25th, 49th and 50th words?
Q.84 If the letters of the word are arranged as in a dictionary find the rank of the following words;
(i) TALL (ii) APPLE (iii) SMALL.
Q.85 Find the number of ways in which 7 dissimilar things can be arranged in (i) a line (ii)a circle.
Q.86 In how many ways can 10 beads of different colours form a necklace?
Q.87 In how many ways can 5 persons A, B, C, D and E sit around a circular table if
(i) Band D sit next to each other ?
(ii) A and D do not sit next to each other ?
Q.88 Three boys and three girls are to be seated around a table in a circle. Among them, the boy X does
not want any girl neighbour and the girl Y does not want any boy neighbour. How many such
arrangements are possible?
Q.89 In how many ways can 8 beads of different colours form a necklace?
Q.90 In how many ways can a garland of 15 different flowers be made?
Q.91 A round table conference is to be held between delegates of 15 countries. In how many ways, can
they be seated, if two particular delegates may wish to sit together?
Q.92 In how many ways can 5 gentlemen and 5 ladies be seated at a round table so that two particular
gentlemen are always together?
Q.93 The chief ministers of 11 states of India meet to discuss the current issues. In how many ways can
they seat themselves at a round table so that the chief ministers of states X and Y sit together?
Q.94 In how many ways 11 members of a committee sit at a round table so that the secretary and the joint
secretary are always the neighbours of the president?
Q.95 There are 5 gentlemen and 4 ladies to dine at a round table. In how many ways can they seat
themselves so that no two ladies are together?
Q.96 In how many ways can 5 gentlemen and 5 ladies be seated at a round table so that no two gentlemen
are together?
Q.97 A boy has three pockets and six marbles. In how many ways can he put the marbles in his pockets ?
Q.98 In how many ways can n prizes be given to n boys, when: (i) each boy is to receive one prize?
(ii) a boy may receive any number of prizes? (iii) no boy can receive all the prizes?
Q.99 Find the number of two-digit numbers by using the digits 4, 6, 9. The repetition of digits is allowed.
Q.100 Find the number of two-digit numbers by using the digits 0, 3, 7. The repetition of digits is allowed.
Q.101 How many three-digit numbers can be formed by using the digits:
(i) 1,4,.7,9 (ii) 2, 3, 6, 8 (iii) 0,2,3,6,8 ? (The repetition of digits is allowed)
Q.102 How many four-digit numbers can be formed by using the digits 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, when repetition of digits
is allowed?
Q.103 How many four-digit numbers can be formed by using the digits 0, 3, 4, 5, 6, when repetition of digits
is allowed?
Q.104 A boy has six pockets and three marble pieces. In how many ways can he put the marble pieces in his
pockets if he is allowed to place any number of pieces in his pockets ?
Q.105 In how many ways can 10 letters be posted in 4 letter boxes?
Q.106 There are three prizes to be distributed among five students. In how many ways can it be done when:
(i) no student gets more than one prize? (ii) a student may get any number of prizes ? (iii) no student
gets all the prizes?
Q.107 In how many ways can 6 mangoes be distributed among 7 boys when:
(i) there is no restriction as to the number of mangoes a boy may receive? (ii) no boy can receive all
the mangoes?
Q.108 How many natural numbers less than 10000 can be formed from the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 when a digit
 may be repeated any number of times?
Q.109 How many 4 digit numbers are there, when a digit may be repeated any number of times ?
Q.110 John wants to go abroad by ship and return by air. He has a choice of 6 different .ships to go and 4
airlines to return. In how many ways can he perform his journey?
Q.111 There are 5 routes from place A to place Band 3 routes from place B to place C. Find how many
different routes are there from A to C via B.
Q.112 For a group photograph, 3 boys and 2 girls stand in a line in all possible ways. How many photos
could be taken if each photo corresponds to each such arrangement ?
Q.113 A coin is tossed three times and the outcomes are recorded. How many possible outcomes are there?
How many possible outcomes if the coin is tossed (i) four times ? (ii) Five times? (iii) n times?
Q.114 How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 assuming: (i) repetition of
digits allowed. (ii) repetition of digits not allowed?
Q.115 How many 5-digit telephone numbers can be constructed using the digits 0 to 9 if each number starts
with 67, for example 67125 etc, and no digit appears more than once?
Q.116 If P(56, r + 6) : P(54, r + 3) = 30800 : 1, find r.
Q.117 In how many ways can 6 boys and 5 girls be arranged for a group photograph if the girls are to sit on
chairs in a row and the boys are to stand in a row behind them?
Q.118 If there are 6 periods on each working day of a school, in how many ways can one arrange 5 subjects
such that each subject is allowed at least one period?

COMBINATIONS

Q.119 Evaluate: (i) C(7 , 2) , ii) C (8 ,8), iii) C(n ,4) , iv) C(n , 1) , v) C(n , 0) , vi) C (n , n)
Q.121 If C (n , 9) = C (n , 8) , find C (n,17)
Q.122 C (n ,r) + C(n , r−1) = C(n+1 , r)
Q.123 A committee of 3 persons is to be constituted from a group of 2 men and 3 women. In how many
ways can this be done ?How many of these committees would consists of 1 man and 2 women?
Q.124 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) are
face cards, iv) two are red cards and two are black cards, (v) cards are of the same colour?
Q.125 How many chords can be drawn through 21 points on a circle?
Q.126 In how many ways can a team of 3 boys and 3 girls be selected from 5 boys and 4 girls?
Q.127 Find the number of ways of selecting 9 balls from 6 red balls, 5 white balls and 5 blue balls if each
 selection consists of 3 balls of each colour.
Q.128 Determine the number of 5 card combinations out of a deck of 52 cards if there is exactly one ace in
each combination.
Q.129 In how many ways can one select a cricket team of eleven from 17 players in which only 5 players
can bowl if each cricket team of 11 must include exactly 4 bowlers?
Q.130 A bag contains 5 black and 6 red balls. Determine the number of ways in which 2 black and 3 red
balls can be selected.
Q.131 In how many ways can a student choose a program of 5 courses if 9 courses are available and 2
specific courses are compulsory for every student?
Q132 How many words, with or without meaning, each of 3 vowels and 2 consonants can be formed from
the letters of the word INVOLUTE ?
Q.133 A group consists of 4 girls and 7 boys. In how many ways can a team of 5 members be selected if the
team has
(i) no girl ? (ii) at least one boy and one girl ? (iii) at least 3 girls?
Q.134 In an examination, a question paper consists of 12 questions divided into two parts i.e , Part I and
Part II, containing 5 and 7 questions respectively. A student is required to attempt 8 questions in all,
selecting at least 3 from each part. In how many ways can a student select the questions ?
Q.135 Determine the number of 5-card combinations out of a deck of 52 cards if each selection of 5 cards
has exactly one king.
Q.136 It is required to seat 5 men and 4 women in a row so that the women occupy the even places. How
many such arrangements are possible ?
Q.137 From a class of 25 students, 10 are to be chosen for an excursion party. There are 3 students who
decide that either all of them will join or none of them will join. In how many ways can the excursion
party be chosen ?
Q.138 In how many ways can the letters of the word ASSASSINATION be arranged so that all the S 's are
together?
Q.139 For 0≤ r ≤ n , prove that : C(n , n−r)= C(n , r)
Q.140 If n , r are natural numbers such that 1≤ r ≤ n , then prove that C(n ,r )+C( n , r−1) = C (n+1 , r)
Q.141 Show that: n.C(n-1 , r−1)= r.C(n , r)
. . . .( )
Q.142 Show that: C(2n , n) = .

Q.143 Show that: If P(n , r+1)= P(n , r) and C(n , r−1)= C(n , r) , find the values of n and r.
( , ) ( , )
Q.144 If = = , determine the values of n and r.
( , ) ( , )
Q.145 Show that the product of k consecutive natural numbers is divisible by k! .
Q.146 In an examination, Samar has to select 4 questions from each part. There are 6, 7 and 8 questions in
Part I, Part II and Part III, respectively. What is the number of possible combinations in which he
can choose the questions?
Q.147 In how many ways 4 white balls and 6 black balls be arranged in a row so that no two white balls are
together?
Q.148 A boy has 3 library tickets and 8 books of his interest are in the library. Of these books, he does not
want to borrow Chemistry Part II, unless Chemistry Part I is also borrowed. In how many ways can
he choose the three books to be borrowed?
Q.149 In how many ways can a football team of 11 players be selected from 15 players? How many of these
would
(i) include the player named Devansh ? (ii) exclude the player named Devang ?
Q.150 In how many ways can a committee of 3 ladies and 4 gentlemen be appointed from a group
consisting of 8 ladies and 7 gentlemen? What will be the number of ways if Ms. Jayanti refuses to
serve in a committee in which Mr. Chaudhary is a member?
Q.151 A sports team of 11 students is to be constituted, choosing at least 5 from class Xl and at least 5 from
class XlI. If there are 25 students in each of these classes, in how many ways can the teams be
constituted ?
Q.152 In an examination, a candidate has to pass in each of the 6 subjects. In how many ways can he fail ?
Q.153 Find the number of diagonals that can be drawn by joining the angular points of octagon.
Q.154 How many (i) straight lines (ii) triangles can be formed by joining n points, p of which are in the
same line ?
Q.155 A polygon has 44 diagonals. Find the number of its sides.
Q.156 How many chords can be drawn through 21 points on a circle?
Q.157 Find the number of ways in which a team of 8 players can be formed out of 15 players.
Q.158 From a class of 32 students, 4 are to be chosen for a competition. In how many ways can this be
Done in the following cases : (i) each consists of 3 officials and 2 non-official members? (ii) each
consists of at least two non-official members? (iii) a particular official member is never included?
(iv) a particular non-official member is always included?
Q.159 If there are 10 persons in a party and each two of them shakes hands with each other, how many
hand shakes happen in the party? (Explanation. When two persons shake hands, it is counted as one
hand shake, not two. Therefore, this is a problem on combinations, not permutations).
Q.160 In an examination, a student has to answer 4 questions out of 5 questions. Question nos. 1 and 2 are
however compulsory. Determine the number of ways in which the student can make the choice.
Q.161 In how many ways can a team of 11 players be selected from 14 players when only 2 of them can
play as a goal-keeper?
Q.162 In how many ways a committee of 5 members can be selected from 6 men and 5 women, consisting
of 3 men and 2 women ?
Q.163 In how many ways can we select a cricket eleven from 17 players in which 5 players can bowl? Each
cricket team must contain 2 bowlers?
Q.164 A man has 15 acquaintances of whom 10 are relatives. In how many ways can he invite 9 guests so
that 7 of them may be relatives?
Q.165 In how many ways 5 red balls and 8 white balls be arranged in a row so that no two red balls are.
together?
Q.166 In how many ways can 10 books on English and 14 books on Maths be placed in a row on a shelf so
that no two books on English are together ?
Q.167 In how many ways can 6 cricket balls, exactly alike and 5 hockey balls, also alike, be arranged in a
row so that no two hockey balls are together?
Q.168 In order to pass an examination, a minimum is to be secured in each of the seven subjects. In how
many ways can a student fail?
Q.169 In how many ways can 6 men be chosen from 4 officers and 7 privates so as to include at least one
officer?
Q.170 Out of 6 boys and 4 girls, a committee of 6 is to be formed. In how many ways can this be done if the
committee contains: (i) exactly 2 girls? (ii) at least 2 girls? (iii) at most 2 girls?
Q.171 How many committees of 5 members each can be formed with 8 officials and 4 non-official members
Q.172 A student has to answer 10 questions, choosing at least 4 from each of Part A and Part B. If there are
6 questions in Part A and 7 in Part B, in how many ways can the student choose 10 questions?
Q.173 From a class of 12 boys and 10 girls, 10 students are to be chosen for a competition, including at least
4 boys and 4 girls. The two girls who won the prize last year should be included. In how many ways
can the selection be made?
Q.174 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 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) four cards are of the same colour?
Q.175 How many straight lines may be formed by joining any two of the eight points when:
(i) no three of them are collinear? (ii) four of them are collinear?
Q.176 How many triangles may be formed by joining any three of the nine points when:
 (i) no three of them are collinear? (ii) five of them are collinear?
Q.177 How many (i) straight line (ii) triangles can be formed by joining 12 points, 7 of which are collinear?
Q.178 A polygon has 35 diagonals. Find the number of its sides.