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JEE • MATHEMATICS • PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION
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Four boys picked 30 apples. The number of ways in which they can divide them if all the apples are identical, is
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Correct option: C
5456
Option C (5456) is correct because the number of ways to divide identical items among people is calculated using combinations with repetition.
422
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The total number of ways can 15 identical Mathematics books be distributed among six students, is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the number of ways to distribute 15 identical books among 6 students, allowing blank boxes.
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Three dice are rolled. The number of possible outcomes in which at least one die shows 5 is
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Correct option: D
91
Option D (91) is correct because the number of outcomes with at least one 5 is found by subtracting the number of outcomes with no 5s from the total number of outcomes.
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When a group photograph is taken, all the seven teachers should be in the first row and all the twenty students should be in the second row. If the two corners of the second row are reserved for the two tallest students, interchangeable only between them, and if the middle seat of the front row is reserved for the principal. The no. of such possible 'arrangements' is
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Correct option: C
!
Option C ( !) is correct because it correctly accounts for the arrangements of teachers, tallest students, and remaining students.
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In a plane, there are two sets of parallel lines, one of lines and the other of lines. If the lines of one set cut those of the other, then the number of different parallelograms that can be formed is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the number of ways to choose two lines from each set of parallel lines to form a parallelogram.
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men and women are to be seated in a row so that all women sit together. The number of ways in which they can be seated is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the women are treated as a single block, and this block along with the men can be arranged in (m+1)! ways, with the women themselves arranged in w! ways.
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If all the words with or without meaning made using all the letters of the word "NAGPUR" are arranged as in a dictionary, then the word at position in this arrangement is :
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Correct option: C
NRAPGU
Option D (4) is correct because it is the value of the derivative of g(x) evaluated at x=0, calculated using the chain rule and product rule.
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The number of natural numbers less than one million that can be formed by using the digits, 0, 2, and 3 is
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Correct option: A
728
Option A (728) is correct because it sums the number of possible natural numbers of lengths 1 to 6 using the digits 0, 2, and 3.
429
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There are 4 candidates for the post of a lecturer in Mathematics and one is to be selected by votes of 5 men. The number of ways in which the votes can be given is
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Correct option: B
1024
Option B (1024) is correct because each of the 5 men has 4 choices, leading to possible voting combinations.
430
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If there are 62 onto mapping from a set containing elements to the set , then is equal to:
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Correct option: C
6
Option C (6) is correct because the number of onto mappings from a set X with n elements to a set Y with 2 elements is , which equals 62 when n=6.
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From 6 different novels and 3 different dictionaries, 4 novels and 1 dictionary are to be selected and arranged in a row on a shelf, so that the dictionary is always in the middle. The number of such arrangements is
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Correct option: A
Atleast 1000
Option D (2) is correct because the sum of the coefficients of all odd degree terms simplifies to 2 after expansion and simplification.
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There are ' ' seats round a table numbered The numbers of in which persons can take seats is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the seats are numbered, indicating a linear arrangement, and thus the number of ways to seat m persons in n seats is given by the permutation .
433
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The number of ways in which the letters of the word 'SUCCESSFUL' be arranged such that all the ' ' come together is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because when the 3 'S's are treated as one unit, there are 8 units to arrange, accounting for repetitions of 'U' and 'C'.
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The number of ways in which 7 people can be arranged at a round table, so that 2 particular persons may be together, is
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Correct option: C
240
Option C (240) is correct because it treats the two people as one unit and accounts for their internal arrangement in a circular permutation.
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From 17 consonants and 5 vowels. The number of words containing 3 consonants and 2 vowels that can be made if all the letters are different, is
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Correct option: A
816000
Option A (816000) is correct because it represents the number of words formed with 3 consonants and 2 vowels.
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Let be the divisors of positive integer ' ' (including 1 and ). If , then is equal to
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Correct option: D
Option D (75/n) is correct because the sum of the reciprocals of the divisors is equal to the sum of the divisors divided by n.
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A man invites 6 non-vegeterian and 5 vegeterian friends for a dinner party. He arrange 6 non-vegeterian friends on one round table and 5 vegeterian friends along another round table. The number of ways this can be done is:
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Correct option: C
2880
Option C (2880) is correct because arranging the non-vegetarians and vegetarians separately on round tables gives (6-1)! * (5-1)! = 2880 ways.
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The least positive integral value of which satisfies the inequality is
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Correct option: B
8
Option B (8) is correct because it is the smallest integer value of n that satisfies the given inequality.
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The number of arrangements of the letters of the word BANANA in which the two N's do not appear adjacently, is
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Correct option: A
40
Option A (40) is correct because it subtracts the number of arrangements where the two N's are adjacent from the total number of arrangements of the word BANANA.
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The rank of the word MOTHER when the letters of the word are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary, is
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Correct option: C
309
Option C (309) is correct because it is the rank calculated by arranging the letters alphabetically and finding the number of words before MOTHER.
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A set contains elements. The number of subsets of the set which contain at most elements is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the sum of binomial coefficients from 0 to n in a set of (2n+1) elements equals half of the total subsets.
442
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Let be the set of 4-digit numbers , where , then is equal to
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Correct option: C
210
Option C (210) is correct because it represents the number of ways to choose 4 distinct digits from 10.
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How many numbers lying between 999 and 10000 can be formed with the help of the digits 0, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 when the digits are not be repeated?
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Correct option: C
300
Option C (300) is correct because it calculates the number of 4-digit numbers formed with the given digits, excluding those starting with 0.
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If each of 10 points on a straight line be joined to each of 10 points on a parallel line then the total number of triangles that can be formed with the given points as vertices, is
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Correct option: B
900
Option B (900) is correct because it represents the total number of triangles that can be formed with the given points as vertices.
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The value of is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the summation can be simplified using the identity repeatedly.
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Number of 4 digit numbers of the form which satisfy following three conditions:
(i)
(ii) is a multiple of 5
(iii)
is equal to:
(i)
(ii) is a multiple of 5
(iii)
is equal to:
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Correct option: C
24
Option C (24) is correct because the number of possible 4-digit numbers is found by considering the constraints on each digit.
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There are different books and copies of each. The number of ways in which a selection can be made from them is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because each book can be selected in p+1 ways (0 to p copies), and we subtract 1 for the case where no book is selected.
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If and , then is equal to
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Correct option: B
4
Option B (4) is correct because simplifying the given factorial equation leads to a quadratic equation, which has x=4 as a valid solution.
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The number of natural numbers smaller than in the decimal notation of which all the digit are different is
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Correct option: A
5274
The correct answer is A (5274) because it is the number of natural numbers smaller than with all distinct digits.
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There are copies each of different books. The number of different ways in which a non-empty selection can be made from them, is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the number of non-empty selections from n different books with p copies each.
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