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Assignment # 1 Permutations & Combinations

The document contains a series of practice questions focused on permutations and combinations, covering various scenarios such as forming groups, seating arrangements, and word formation. Each question requires applying combinatorial principles to find the number of ways to achieve specific outcomes. Topics include selecting members from groups, arranging letters, and distributing identical items.

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Assignment # 1 Permutations & Combinations

The document contains a series of practice questions focused on permutations and combinations, covering various scenarios such as forming groups, seating arrangements, and word formation. Each question requires applying combinatorial principles to find the number of ways to achieve specific outcomes. Topics include selecting members from groups, arranging letters, and distributing identical items.

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Practice Questions on Permutations and Combinations

(1) In how many ways can a group of 5 members be formed by selecting 3 boys
out of 6 boys and 2 girls out of 5 girls?
(2) In how many ways can 7 people be seated in a row if 2 particular people
must sit together?
(3) How many 4-letter words (with or without meaning) can be formed using the
letters of the word “APPLE”, if repetition is not allowed?
(4) A committee of 5 is to be formed from 6 men and 4 women. In how many
ways can this be done if the committee must include at least 2 women?
(5) How many ways are there to arrange the letters of the word
“MISSISSIPPI”?
(6) From a standard deck of 52 cards, in how many ways can 5 cards be
selected?
(7) Ten points are marked on a straight line. How many line segments can be
formed using these points as endpoints?
(8) In how many ways can 8 identical balls be distributed among 3 distinct
boxes?
(9) How many 6-digit numbers can be formed using the digits 0 to 9 if repetition
is allowed and the number must be even?
(10) In how many ways can 5 men and 5 women be seated in a row if all men sit
together and all women sit together?
(11) How many different necklaces can be made using 6 distinct beads?
(12) Find the number of words with or without meaning which can be made using
all the letters of the word AGAIN. If these words are written as in a dictionary,
what will be the 50th word?
(13) From a committee of 8 persons, in how many ways can we choose a
chairperson and a vice-chairperson assuming one person cannot hold more
than one position?
(14) There are 10 lamps in a hall. Each one of them can be switched on
independently. Find the number of ways in which the hall can be illuminated.

[Hint: Required number = 210 – 1].


(15) A student has to answer 10 questions, choosing at least 4 from each of Parts
A and B. If there are 6 questions in Part A and 7 in Part B, in how many ways
can the student choose 10 questions?
(16) 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?

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