Permutation and Combination

1. In how many different ways the letters of the word (1) 7500 (2) 7560
RECTITUDE can be arranged so that vowels come (3) 7510 (4) 7580
together ? (5) None of these
(1) 4302 (2) 7200 10. 4 boys and three girls are to be seated in a row in such a
(3) 4320 (4) 4430 way that no two boys sit adjacent to each other. In how
(5) None of these many different ways can it be done ?
2. In how many different ways can the letters of the word (1) 5040 (2) 30
‘CASUAL’ be arranged ? (3) 144 (4) 72
(1) 36 (2) 720 (5) None of these
(3) 240 (4) 360 Directions (11-14): Study the given information carefully to
(5) None of these answer the questions that follow.
3. In how many different ways can be letters of the word A committee of 6 teachers is to be formed out of 4 science
DRASTIC be arranged in such a way that the vowels teachers, 5 arts teachers and 3 commerce teachers In how many
always come together ? different ways can the committee be formed if
(1) 720 (2) 360 11. two teachers from each stream are to be included ?
(3) 1440 (4) 540 (1) 210 (2) 180
(5) None of these (3) 145 (4) 96
4. In how many different ways can the letters of the word (5) None of these
‘THERAPY’ be arranged so that the vowels never come 12. no teacher from the commerce stream is to be included ?
together? (1) 81 (2) 62
(1) 720 (2) 1440 (3) 46 (4) 84
(3) 5040 (4) 3600 (5) None of these
(5) 4800 13. any teacher can be included in the committee ?
5. In how many different ways can be letters of the word (1) 626 (2) 718
‘PUNCTUAL’ be arranged ? (3) 924 (4) 844
(1) 64 (2) 40320 (5) None of these
(3) 960 (4) 20160 14. On a shelf three are 4 books on Economics. 3 books on
(5) None of these Management and 4 books on Statistics. In how many
6. In how many different ways can be letters of the word different ways can the books be arranged so that the books
‘MIRACLE’ be arranged on Economics are kept together?
(1) 720 (2) 5040 (1) 967680 (2) 120960
(3) 2520 (4) 40320 (3) 5040 (4) 40320
(5) None of these (5) None of these
7. In how many different ways a group of 4 men and 4 women Directions (15-20): Study the following information carefully to
be formed out of 7 men and 8 women? answer the questions that follow :
(1) 2450 (2) 150 A committee of five members is to be formed out of 4
(3) 1170 (4) Cannot be determined students, 3 teachers and 2 sports coaches. In how many ways can
(5) None of these the committee be formed if -
8. In how many different ways can be letters of the word 15. the Committee should consist of 2 students. 2 teachers and
SOFTWARE be arranged in such a way that the vowels 1 sports coach ?
always come together ? (1) 25 (2) 64
(1) 13440 (2) 1440 (3) 9 (4) 36
(3) 360 (4) 120 16. any five people cab be selected ?
(5) None of these (1) 126 (2) 45
9. How many different words can be formed with the letters (3) 120 (4) 24
of the word ‘ALLAHABAD’ ? (5) None of these

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17. In how many different ways can the letters of the word (3) 36 (4) 360
‘LEASE’ be arranged? (5) None of these
(1) 240 (2) 120 22. A team of 5 children is to be selected out of 4 girls and
(3) 25 (4) 60 5 boys such that it contains at least 2 girls. In how many
(5) None of these different ways the selection can be made ?
18. In how many different ways can the letters of the word (1) 105 (2) 60
‘CYCLE’ be arranged? (3) 100 (4) 120
(1) 120 (2) 240 (5) None of these
(3) 30 (4) 80 23. In how many different ways can the letters of the word
(5) None of these ‘BLOATING’ be arranged ?
19. In how many different ways can the letters of the word (1) 40320 (2) 5020
‘PEANUT’ be arranged ? (3) 2520 (4) 20160
(1) 720 (2) 360 (5) None of these
(3) 650 (4) 700 24. In how many different ways can the letters of the word
(5) None of these ‘CREATE’ be arranged ?
20. In how many different ways can the letters of the word (1) 25 (2) 36
‘OFFICES’ be arranged ? (3) 710 (4) 360
(1) 2520 (2) 5040 (5) None of these
(3) 1850 (4) 1680 25. In how many different ways can the letters of the word
(5) None of these DESIGN be arranged so that the vowels are at the two
21. In how many different ways can the numbers ‘256974’ be ends?
arranged. using each digit only once in each arrangement. (1) 48 (2) 72
such that the digit 6 and 5 are at the extreme ends in each (3) 36 (4) 24
arrangement? (5) None of these
(1) 48 (2) 720

HINTS & SOLUTIONS

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1. (3) 2. (4) 3. (3) 4. (4) 5. (4) 6. (2)
7. (1) 8. (5) 9. (2) 10. (3) 11. (2) 12. (4)

13. (3) 14. (1) 15. (4) 16. (1) 17. (4) 18. (5)

19. (1) 20. (1) 21. (1) 22. (1) 23. (2) 24. (4)
25. (1)

1. (3) The word RECTITUDE has 9 letters in which

6 ´ 5 ´ 4 ´ 3 ´ 2 ´1
RCTTD are consonants and EIUE are vowels and T = = 360
and E come twice. We have to arrange RCTTD 1´ 2
(EEIU) 3. (3) There are 7 letters in the word ‘DRASTIC’ including
\ Number of arrangements 2 vowels (A,1) and 5 consonants (D,R,S,T,C).
Considering two vowels as one letter. we have 6 letters
6!´ 4! which can be arranged in 6! ways. But corresponding
=
2!´ 2! to each way of these arrangements, the vowels can be
= 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 3 × 2 = 4320 put together in 2! ways.
2. (4) The word CASUAL has 6 letters in which letter ‘A’ 4. (4) The word THERAPY consists of 7 distinct letters in
comes twice. which E, A are two vowels. We get THRPY (EA)
keeping EA together as single entity.
6! Number of permutations when vowels are together
\ Number of arrangements =
2! = 6! × 2 = 1440

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\ Required number of arrangements 14. (1) Books on Economics are to be kept together.Hence,
= 7! – 1440 we are to arrange 3 books on management, 4 books
= 5040 – 1440 = 3600 on Statistics and one books on Economics.
5. (4) The word PUNCTUAL consists of 8 letters in which These can be arranged in 8! ways. Again, 4 books on
the letter ‘U’ comes twice. Economics can be arranged together in 4! ways.
\ Number of arrangements \ Total number of arrangements
= 8!× 4! = 967680 [n! = 1.2.3.4 ...(n – ) (n)]
8!
= 15. (4) Required number of combinations
2!
Þ 4C2 × 3C2 × 2C1
8 ´ 7 ´ 6 ´ 5 ´ 4 ´ 3 ´ 2 ´1
= = 20160 4´3 3 ´ 2 × 2 = 36
1´ 2
= ×
6. (2) The word MIRACLE has 7 distinct letters. 1´ 2 1´ 2
\ Number of arrangements = 7 16. (1) Required number of combinations
= 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 5040 9 ´8 ´ 7 ´ 6 ´ 5
7. (1) 4 men out of 7 men and 4 women out 8 women can = 9C5 = 1 ´ 2 ´ 3 ´ 4 ´ 5 = 126
be chosen in 17. (4) The word which LEASE consists of 5 letters in which
7
C4 × 8C4 ways E comes twice.
7´6´5´ 4 8´7´6´5 5!
Þ ´ = 35 × 70 = 2450
1´ 2 ´ 3 ´ 4 1´ 2 ´ 3 ´ 4 \ Number of arrangements =
2!
8. (5) There are 8 letters in the word ‘SOFTWARE’,
5 ´ 4 ´ 3 ´ 2 ´1
including 3 vowels (O, A, E) and 5 consonants (S, F, = = 60
T, W, R). 2 ´1
Considering three vowels as one letter, we have six 18. (5) The word CYCLE has 5 letters in which letter C
letters which can be arranged in 6p6 = 6! ways. comes twice.
But corresponding to esch way of these arrangements,
5!
the vowels can be put together in 3! ways. \ Number of arrangements =
2!
\ Required number of words
= 6! × 3! = 4320 5 ´ 4 ´ 3 ´ 2 ´1
= = 60
9. (2) There are 9 letters in the word ALLAHABAD out of 2 ´1
which 4 are A’s, 2 are is and the rest are all distinct, 19. (1) The word PEANUT consistas of 6 distinct letters.
So, the requisite number of words \ Number of arrangements = 6!
9! = 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 720
= = 7560 20. (1) The word ‘OFFICES’ consists of 7 letters out of which
4!2!
10. (3) 3 girls can be seated in a row in 3! ways. Now, in the letter ‘F’ comes twice.
4 gaps 4 boys can be seated in 4! ways Hence, the 7!
\ Total number of arrangements =
number of ways in which no two boys sit adjacent to 2!
each other
7 ´ 6 ´ 5 ´ 4 ´ 3 ´ 2 ´1
= 3! × 4! = 6 × 24 = 144 = = 2520
11. (2) Required number of committees 2 ´1
= 4C2 × 5C2 × 3C2 21. (1) Case 1, 6 5
4 ´ 3 5 ´ 4 3´ 2
= ´ ´ = 6 × 10 × 3 = 180 Four empty place can be filled by 2, 9, 7 and 4 in 4!
1´ 2 1´ 2 1´ 2 i.e. 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 24 ways.
12. (4) Required number of committees
Case 11, 5 6
= Selection of 6 teachears from science and arts
teachers = 9c6 = 9c3 [Q nCr = nCn–r] Number of arrangements = 24
9´8´7 \ Required number of arrangements = 24 + 24
= = 84 = 48
1´ 2 ´ 3
22. (1) A team of 5 children, consisting of at least two girls
13. (3) Required number of committees = Selection out of all can be formerd in following ways :
12 ´ 11 ´ 10 ´ 9 ´ 8 ´ 7 I. Selecting 2 girls out of 4 and 3 boys out of 5. This
the teachers = 12C6 = = 924
1´ 2 ´ 3 ´ 4 ´ 5 ´ 6 can be done in 4C3 × 5C3 ways.

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II. Selecting 3 girls out of 4 and 2 boys out of 5. This 24. (4) The word CREATE consitsts of 6 letters in which ‘E’
can be done in 4C3 × 5C2 ways. comes twice.
III. Selecting 4 girls out of 4 and 1 boys out of 5. This
6!
can be done in 4C4 × 5C1 ways. \ Number of arrangment =
2!
Since the team is formed in each case, therefore, by
the fundamental principle of addition, the total 6 ´ 5 ´ 4 ´ 3 ´ 2 ´1
number of ways of formiing the team. = = 360
2 ´1
= 4C2 × 5C3+4C3× 5C2 +4C4 × 5C1
25. (1) The word DESIGN consists of 6 distinct letters.
4´ 3 5´ 4´ 3 4 ´3´ 2 5´ 4 According to the questions,
= ´ + ´ +1×5
1´ 2 1´ 2 ´ 3 1 ´ 2 ´ 3 1´ 2 E ..........1
= 60 + 40 + 5 = 105 1 ..........E
23. (1) The word BLOATING has eight distinct letters. Required number of arrangements
\ Number of arrangment = 8! = 2! × 4!
= 8 × 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 40320 = 2 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 48

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