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PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS MCQs

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Question 1.


The value of 2n{1.3.5.....(2n3)(2n1)} is


  1.     (2n)!n!
  2.     (2n)!2n
  3.     n!(2n)!
  4.     (2n1)!n!
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> (2n)!n!
:
A

1.3.5......(2n1)2n = 1.2.3.4.5.6....(2n1)(2n)2n2.4.5.....2n


= (2n)!2n2n(1.2.3......n) = (2n)!n!


Question 2.


The number of times the digit 3 will be written when listing the integers from 1 to 1000 is


  1.     269
  2.     300
  3.     271
  4.     302
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 300
:
B

To find the number of times 3 occurs in listing the integer from 1 to 999. (since 3 does not occur in 1000). Any number between 1 to 999 is a 3 digit number xyzz where the digit x,y,z are any digits from 0 to 9.


Now, we first count the numbers in which 3 occurs once only. Since 3 can occur at one place in 3C1 ways, there are 3C1.(9×9) = 3.92 such numbers.


Again, 3 can occur in exactly two places in 3C1(9) such numbers. Lastly 3 can occur in all the three digits in one such number only 333.


The number of times 3 occurs is equal to 1×(3×92)+2×(3×9)+3×1=300. 


Question 3.


A five digit number divisible by 3 has to be formed using the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without repetition. The total number of ways in which this can be done is


  1.     216
  2.     240
  3.     600
  4.     3125
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 216
:
A

We know that a five digit number is divisible by 3, if and only if sum of its digits (= 15) is divisible by 3, therefore we should not use 0 or 3 while forming the five digit numbers.


Now,


(i) In case we do not use 0 the five digit number can be formed (from the digit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) in 5P5 ways.


(ii) In case we do not use 3, the five digit number can be formed (from the digit 0, 1, 2, 4, 5) in 5P54P4 = 5! - 4!= 120 - 24 = 96 ways.


The total number of such 5 digit number = 5P5+(5P54P4)= 120 + 96 = 216 .


Question 4.


The number of numbers of 4 digits which are not divisible by 5 are


  1.     7200
  2.     3600
  3.     14400
  4.     1800
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 7200
:
A

The total number of 4 digits are 9999-999=9000.


The numbers of 4 digits number divisible by 5 are 90×20=1800. Hence required number of ways are 9000-1800 =7200.


{Since there are 20 numbers in each hundred (1 to 100) divisible by 5 and from 999 to 9999 there are 90 hundreds, hence the results}.


Question 5.


An n-digit number is a positive number with exactly n digits. Nine hundred distinct n-digit numbers are to be formed using only the three digits 2, 5 and 7. The smallest value of n for which this is possible is


  1.     6
  2.     7
  3.     8
  4.     9
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 7
:
B

Since at any place, any of the digits 2, 5 and 7 can be used, total number of such positive n-digit numbers are 3n. Since we have to form 900 distinct numbers, hence 3n900n = 7


Question 6.


How many numbers lying between 10 and 1000 can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (repetition is allowed)


  1.     1024
  2.     810
  3.     2346
  4.     729
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 810
:
B

The total number of numbers between 10 and 1000 are 989 but we have to form the numbers by using numerals 1,2,........9, so the numbers containing any '0' would be excluded i.e., Required number of ways


= 989 -















20,30,40,...........................100=9101,102,...........................200=19201,...............................300=19..................................................................................901,..............................900=18
















= 989(9+18+19×8)


Aliter:Between 10 and 1000, the numbers are of 2 digits and 3 digits.


Since repetition is allowed, so each digit can be filled in 9 ways.


Therefore number of 2 digit numbers = 989(9+18+19×8)


Aliter:Between 10 and 1000, the numbers are of 2 digits and 3 digits.


Since repetition is allowed, so each digit can be filled in 9 ways.


Therefore number of 2 digit numbers = 9×9 = 81


and number of 3 digit numbers 9×9×9 = 729


Hence total ways = 81 + 729 = 810.


Question 7.


The number of ways in which the letters of the word TRIANGLE can be arranged such that two vowels do not occur together is


  1.     1200
  2.     2400
  3.     14400
  4.     1440
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 14400
:
C

TRNGL


Three vowels can be arrange at 6 places in 6P3 = 120 ways. Hence the required number of arrangements = 120×5! =14400.


Question 8.


If 56Pr+6:54Pr+3 = 30800:1, then r =


  1.     31
  2.     41
  3.     51
  4.     40
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 41
:
B

56!(50r)!×(51r)!54!


= 30800156×55×(51r) = 30800r = 41


Question 9.


The number of ways in which the letters of the word ARRANGE can be arranged such that both R do not come together is


  1.     360
  2.     900
  3.     1260
  4.     1620
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 900
:
B

The word ARRANGE, has AA,RR, NGE letters. That is two A' s, two R's and N, G, E one each.
The total number of arrangements 7!2!2!1!1!1!=1260 
But, the number of arrangements in which both RR are together as one unit =  6!2!1!1!1!1! = 360
The number of arrangements in which both RR do not come together = 1260 - 360 = 900. 


Question 10.


There are n straight lines in a plane, no two of which are parallel and no three pass through the same point. Their points of intersection are joined. Then the number of fresh lines thus obtained is


  1.     n(n1)(n2)8
  2.     n(n1)(n2)(n3)6
  3.     n(n1)(n2)(n3)8
  4.     n(n1)(n2)(n3)4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> n(n1)(n2)(n3)8
:
C

Since no two lines are parallel and no three are concurrent, therefore n straight lines intersect at nC2 = N (say) points. Since two points are required to determine a straight line, therefore the total number of lines obtained by joining N points NC2. But in this each old line has been counted n1C2 times, since on each old line there will be n-1 points of intersection made by the remaining (n-1) lines.


Hence the required number of fresh lines is NC2n.n1C2 = N(N1)2n(n1)(n2)2


= nC2(nC21)2n(n1)(n2)2 = n(n1)(n2)(n3)8


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