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JEE • MATHEMATICS • PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION

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361 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If m1m_1 and m2m_2 satisfy the relation m+5Pm+1=112(m−1)(m+3Pm),{ }^{m+5} P_{m+1}=\frac{11}{2}(m-1)\left({ }^{m+3} P_m\right), then m1+m2m_1+m_2 is equal to
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Correct option: C
13
Option C (13) is correct because solving the permutation equation leads to a quadratic equation with roots 6 and 7, and their sum is 13.
362 Easy
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If eight persons are to address a meeting, then the number of ways in which a specified speaker is to speak before another specified speaker is
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Correct option: B
20160
Option B (20160) is correct because in half of the total arrangements, the specified speaker will speak before the other specified speaker.
363 Medium
363 of 742
Analyzing +4 | -1
The number of ways in which the letters of the word ARRANGE be arranged so that "two A's are together but not two R's
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Correct option: A
240
Option A (240) is correct because it calculates the arrangements with two A's together and subtracts the arrangements with both A's and both R's together.
364 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
A bag contains 2 apples, 3 oranges and 4 bananas. The number of ways in which 3 fruits can be selected, if atleast one banana is always in the combination (assume fruit of same species to be alike) is
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Correct option: A
6
Option A (6) is correct because it represents the number of ways to select 3 fruits with at least one banana, considering the fruits of the same species to be alike.
365 Easy
365 of 742
Application +4 | -1
Total number of non-negative integral solutions of x1+x2+x3=10x_1+x_2+x_3=10 is equal to
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Correct option: C
12C2{ }^{12} C_2
Option C (12C2{ }^{12} C_2) is correct because it represents the number of non-negative integral solutions of the given equation using stars and bars method.
366 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The number of ways of arranging six persons (having A,B,CA, B, C and DD among them) in a row so that A,B,CA, B, C and DD are always in order ABCDA B C D (not necessarily together) is
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Correct option: C
30
Option C (30) is correct because it represents the number of ways to arrange the six persons with the specified order constraint.
367 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
If 29!+23!7!+15!5!=2ab!\frac{2}{9 !}+\frac{2}{3 ! 7 !}+\frac{1}{5 ! 5 !}=\frac{2^a}{b !}, where a,b∈Na, b \in N, then the ordered pair (a,b)(a, b) is
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Correct option: A
(9,10)(9,10)
Option A ((9,10)) is the correct answer because the given expression can be simplified and expressed in the form 2ab!\frac{2^a}{b !} where a=9 and b=10.
368 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The number of ways in which a score of 11 can be made from a through by three persons, each throwing a single die once, is
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Correct option: C
27
Option C (27) is correct because it calculates the number of ways three dice can sum to 11.
369 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Words with or without meaning are to be formed using all the letters of the word EXAMINATION. The probability that the letter M appears at the fourth position in any such word is
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Correct option: B
1/111/11
Option B (1/11) is correct because it represents the ratio of favorable arrangements (M at the fourth position) to the total possible arrangements of the letters in EXAMINATION.
370 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The number of positive integral solutions of the equation x1x2x3x4x5=420x_1 x_2 x_3 x_4 x_5=420 is
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Correct option: A
1875
Option A (1875) is correct because it calculates the number of ways to distribute the prime factors of 420 among the five variables.
371 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The number of proper divisors of 1260 , is
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Correct option: C
34
Option C (34) is correct because it represents the number of proper divisors of 1260.
372 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
A number of 4 different digits is formed by using the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6,71,2,3,4,5,6,7 such that number formed is multiple of 25 , is 12x+y12 x+y, then find the value of value of x+yx+y.
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Correct option: A
7
Option A (7) is correct because the number of 4-digit multiples of 25 formed using the digits 1 to 7 is 40, and solving 12x + y = 40 gives x + y = 7.
373 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
∑0⩽i∑⩽j⩽1010CjjCi\sum\limits_{0 \leqslant i} {\sum\limits_{ \leqslant j \leqslant 10} {^{10}{C_j}^j{C_i}} } is equal to
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Correct option: D
None of these
None of these is correct because the sum evaluates to 3103^{10}, which is not listed as an option.
374 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The total number of 3 digit even numbers that can be composed from the digitis 1,2,3,…1,2,3, \ldots. , 9 when the repetition of digits is not allowed, is
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Correct option: A
224
Option A (224) is correct because the total number of 3-digit even numbers is calculated by considering the possible choices for each digit.
375 Easy
375 of 742
Application +4 | -1
There are nn concurrent lines and another line parallel to one of them. The number of different triangles that will be formed by the (n+1)(n+1) lines, is
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Correct option: B
(n−1)(n−2)2\frac{(n-1)(n-2)}{2}
Option B ((n−1)(n−2)2\frac{(n-1)(n-2)}{2}) is correct because it represents the number of ways to choose 2 lines from the n−1n-1 concurrent lines to form a triangle with the additional line.
376 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If the letters of the word "nagpur" are written in all possible ways and then are arranged as in a dictionary, then the rank of the word "nagpur" is:
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Correct option: B
242
Option B (242) is correct. The rank of the word "nagpur" is determined by arranging the letters alphabetically and counting the words that come before it in the dictionary.
377 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If an=∑r=0n1nCra_n=\sum\limits_{{r=0}}^n \frac{1}{{ }^n C_r}, then ∑r=0nrnCr\sum\limits_{{r=0}}^n \frac{r}{{ }^n C_r} equals:
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Correct option: A
n2an\frac{n}{2} a_n
Option A (n2an\frac{n}{2} a_n) is correct because by using the property nCr=nCn−r{}^nC_r = {}^nC_{n-r}, we can rewrite the sum and solve for the desired expression.
378 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
Let A={1,2,3,4,5}A=\{1,2,3,4,5\} and B={1,2,3,4,5}B=\{1,2,3,4,5\}. If f:A→Bf: A \rightarrow B is an one-one function and f(x)=xf(x)=x holds only for one value of x∈{1,2,3,4,5}x \in\{1,2,3,4,5\}, then the number of such possible function is
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Correct option: C
45
Option D (44) is incorrect. Option A (40) is incorrect. Option B (36) is incorrect. Option C (45) is correct because it is the number of one-to-one functions where f(x) = x for only one value.
379 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Number of points having position vector ai^+bj^+ck^a \hat{\mathbf{i}}+b \hat{\mathbf{j}}+c \hat{\mathbf{k}}, where a,b,c∈{1,2,3,4,5}a, b, c \in\{1,2,3,4,5\} such that 2a+3b+5c2^a+3^b+5^c is divisible by 4 , is
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Correct option: A
70
The correct answer is A (70) because by analyzing the divisibility rule of 4 for the expression 2a+3b+5c2^a + 3^b + 5^c, we find that there are 70 possible combinations of a,b,a, b, and cc that satisfy the condition.
380 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
If number of numbers greater than 3000 , which can be formed by using the digits 0,1,2,3,4,50,1,2,3,4,5 without repetition, is nn then n230\frac{n}{230} is equal to
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Correct option: A
6
Option A (6) is correct because the number of numbers greater than 3000 formed using the given digits without repetition is 1380, and 1380/230 = 6.
381 Easy
381 of 742
Application +4 | -1
The number of even divisors of 10800 is
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Correct option: D
48
Option D (48) is correct because it accurately calculates the number of even divisors by considering at least one factor of 2 in the divisors.
382 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If aa denotes the number of permutations of x+2x+2 things taken all at a time, bb the number of permutations of xx things taken 11 at a time and cc the number of permutations of x−11x-11 things taken all at a time such that a=182bca=182 b c, the value of xx is
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Correct option: B
12
Option D (18) is correct because it solves for x using the given permutation equation.
383 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
A set containing nn elements. A subset PP of AA is chosen. The set AA is reconstructed by replacing the element of PP. A subset QQ of AA is again chosen the number of ways of choosing PP and QQ, so that P∩Q=ϕP \cap Q=\phi, is
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Correct option: D
3n3^n
Option D (3n3^n) is correct because for each element in the set A, there are three possibilities: it belongs to P, it belongs to Q, or it belongs to neither, given that P and Q are disjoint.
384 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The number of words which can be formed out of letters a,b,c,d,e,fa, b, c, d, e, f taken 3 together, each containing one vowel at least is
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Correct option: B
96
Option B (96) is correct because it represents the number of 3-letter words formed from the given letters, each containing at least one vowel.
385 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The sides AB,BC,CAAB, BC, CA of a ΔABC\Delta ABC have 3, 4, 5 interior points, respectively on them. Total number of triangles that can be formed using these points as vertices, is equal to
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Correct option: D
205
Option D (205) is correct because the total number of triangles is calculated by subtracting the number of collinear points from the total number of ways to choose 3 points from the 12 interior points: 12C3−3C3−4C3−5C3=205{}^{12}C_3 - {}^3C_3 - {}^4C_3 - {}^5C_3 = 205.
386 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
Ajay writes letters to his five friends and addresses the corresponding. The number of ways can the letters be placed in the envelopes so that at least two of them are in the wrong envelopes is
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Correct option: C
119
Option C (119) is correct because it calculates the total number of ways to arrange the letters minus the case where all letters are in the correct envelopes.
387 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
In word 'ENGINEERING', E's and N's come alternately
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Correct option: C
12×11P5\frac{1}{2} \times{ }^{11} P_5
Option C (12×11P5\frac{1}{2} \times{ }^{11} P_5) is correct because it arranges the G's, I's, and R, then places the E's and N's alternately.
388 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
If a,b,ca, b, c are three natural numbers in AP and a+b+c=21a+b+c=21, then the possible number of values of the ordered triplet (a,b,c)(a, b, c) is
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Correct option: C
13
Option C (13) is correct because it represents the number of possible values for the ordered triplet (a, b, c) when a, b, and c are in AP and their sum is 21.
389 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If 18!+19!=x10!\frac{1}{8 !}+\frac{1}{9 !}=\frac{x}{10 !}, then xx is equal to
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Correct option: A
100
Option A (100) is correct because solving the equation by finding a common denominator and simplifying leads to x = 100.
390 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If nPr=720,nCr=120{ }^n P_r=720,{ }^n C_r=120, then (n,r)(n, r) is
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Correct option: D
(10,3)(10,3)
Option D ((10,3)) is correct because it solves for n and r using the given permutation and combination values.
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