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Ch - 5

The document contains a series of mathematical problems related to permutations, combinations, and arrangements, divided into four sections. Each section presents various questions, including how to arrange letters, select groups, and calculate combinations of items. The problems are designed to test knowledge in combinatorial mathematics and require various calculations to arrive at the correct answers.

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Ch - 5

The document contains a series of mathematical problems related to permutations, combinations, and arrangements, divided into four sections. Each section presents various questions, including how to arrange letters, select groups, and calculate combinations of items. The problems are designed to test knowledge in combinatorial mathematics and require various calculations to arrive at the correct answers.

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2024 – Seven Old Questions

Chapter 5
Section A

1. In how many ways can all the letters of the word ORANGE be arranged, without
repeating any letters?
A. 730 B. 270 C. 720 D. 780
2. The numbers of diagonals that can be drawn in a regular octagon is
A. 20 B. 28 C. 56 D. 48
3. The number of ways of selection two numbers from the set {1, 2, …, 12} whose sum is
divisible by 3 is
A. 66 B. 16 C. 6 D. 22
4. How many 2-digit positive integers are there such that the sum of their two digits is
divisible by 4?
A. 21 B. 22 C. 23 D. 24
5. The number of numbers containing four digits are
A. 5040 B. 9000 C. 3024 D. 6561
6. The number of ways of selection 4 people from a group of 10 people is
A. 202 B. 270 C. 210 D. 120
7. Suppose there are 6 black cars and 5 white cars. If all the cars are distinguishable, in how
many ways can 3 cars of the same color be chosen?
A. 37 B. 30 C. 39 D. 40

Section B

1. In how many ways can a president, a treasurer and a secretary for a committee be selected
from a group of 9 people?
2. The English alphabet has 5 vowels and 21 consonants. How many words with 2 different
vowels and 2 different consonants can be form from the alphabets?
3. Solve the equation
4. How many four-digit positive integers can be formed from 0, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 such
that the digits are distinct and are in increasing order?
5. A boat’s crew consists of 8 men, of whom 2 can only row on one side and 2 only on the
other. In how many ways can be a selection be made so that 4 men may row on each side?
6. In how many ways can a permutation of all the letters of the word POSITIVE formed?
7. In how many ways can a president, a treasurer and a secretary for a committee be selected
from a group of 10 people?
Section C

1. A music class consists of 3 piano players, 6 guitarists and 5 violinist. A band of 1 piano
player, 4 guitarists and 3 violinists must be chosen to play at a school concert. In how
many ways can the band be chosen?
2. Six papers are set in an examination of which two are mathematical. In how many
different orders can the papers be arranged, so that the two mathematical papers are not
consecutive?
3. A box contains 4 black balls and 7 red balls. If all the balls are distinguishable, in how
many ways can 3 balls of the same color be chosen?
4. Find the number of permutations of all the letters of the word EXCELLENCE in such a
way that there are exactly 6 letters between two L’s.
5. If find .
6. Show that
7. How many 3-digit even numbers greater than 300 can be formed using the dogits
without repeating any digit?

Section D

1. How many different 4-digit codes can be formed using all the digits 1,2,3,4 if
(i) there is no restriction?
(ii) repetition is not allowed?
(iii) repetition is not allowed, and 1 is either the first or the last digit?
2. In how many ways can the letters of the word PINEAPPLE be arranged if
(i) the words start with I and end with N
(ii) the vowels are all together
(iii) there are always 5 letters between 2E’s?
3. How many words can be made with the letters of the word EDUCATION if (i) C, A and
T always appear together? (ii) all vowels are in alphabetical order but may or may not
appear together?
4. How many integers are there between 100 and 1000 such that at least one of the digits is
4?
5. How many permutations can be made of all letters of the word ENGINEERING? In how
many of these will the three N’s stand together and in how many will they stand first?
6. how many permutations of the letters S, U, N, D, A, Y are there if
(i) the 2 vowels are placed together
(ii) the 2 vowels are not placed together
(iii) consonants and vowels do not appear alternately
7. On a certain examination, the student must answer 8 out of the 12 questions, including
exactly 5 of the first 6. In how many ways may he write the examination?

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