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Today I'm going to discuss a very important topic for ibps or other bank exams i.e.
permutation and combination. This is primarily because various questions from this section
tests candidate's analytical skill. This topic just involves basic calculations.
Permutation implies arrangement where order of things is important and includes word
formation, number formation, circular permutation etc. Combination means selection
where order is not important and it involves selection of team, forming geometrical figures,
distribution of things etc.
Factorial = Factorial are defined for natural numbers, not for negative numbers.
n! = n.(n-1).(n-2).........3.2.1
For example: 1) 4! = 4.3.2.1 = 24
2) 6!/ 4! = (6.5.4!)/ 4! = 6.5 = 30
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3) 0! = 1
PERMUTATION
COMBINATION
Implies Arrangement
Implies Selection
important).
important).
nPn = n!
nCn = 1
nP0 = 1
nC0 = 1
Example: How many new words can be formed with the word "PATNA"?
Solution: In word "PATNA", P,T,N occurs once and A occurs twice.
****Always remember in word formation, if word repeats, number of repetition will be on
denominator.
So, total number of words that can be formed = 5!/ 2! = 60
Therefore, except PATNA there are 59 new words (60-1).
Example: How many words can be formed from the letters of the word
"EXAMINATION"?
Solution: E, X, M, T, O : Occurs ONCE
A, I, N : Twice
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A, I, N : Twice
So, total number of words = 11! / 2! 2! 2!
(Total number of letters=11 and 3 letters are occurring twice)
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(6.5.4/3.2)*(5.4/2)
200.
Problem 5: How many words can be formed by using letters of the word "DAUGHTER"
so that the vowels come together?
Solution: This is a case of permutation. In a word "DAUGHTER", there are 8 letters
including 3 vowels (AUE)
According to the question, vowels should always come together. Therefore, in this case we
will treat all the vowels as one entity or one alphabet. This implies, in total there are 6
words (one word which is a group of vowels)
These 6 words can be arranged in 6P6 ways
6P6 = 6!/1! = 6! = 720 WAYS
Also, three vowels in a group may be arranged in 3! ways
3! = 6 ways
Therefore, required number of words = (720*6) = 4320.
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hey there is a correction in the table.in combination side by mistake u have written nCn =1
while it is n.
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leave to choice
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deepak singh
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sir can u explain the example no 2 again..how many words can formed by EXAMINATION
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Shivani Ghodia
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thank u so much sir, for providing this concept of p&c in an easy way
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