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Questions : In how many different ways can be letters of the word 'CYCLE' be arranged?

(a) 30

(b) 4240

(c) 80

(d) 120

e) None of these

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (e)

CYCLE whereas C comes two times.

So, arrangements are = ${5!}/{2!}$ = ${5 × 4 × 3 × 2}/{2}$ = 60 ways

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Question : 1

How many different ways can the letters in the word ATTEND be arranged?

a) 240

b) 120

c) 80

d) 60

e) None of these

Answer: (e)

There are 6 letter in the word 'ATTEND' whereas, T comes two times.

So, required number of ways = ${6!}/{2!}$ = ${720}/{2}$ = 360

Question : 2

The number of ways in which 6 men and 5 women can dine at a round table if no two women are to sit together is given by :

a) 5! × 4!

b) 30

c) 7! × 5!

d) 6! × 5!

e) None of these

Answer: (d)

No. of ways in which 6 men and 5 women can dine at a round table = 6! × 5!

Question : 3

In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'PROBLEM' be arranged ?

a) 5040

b) 720

c) 980

d) 5060

e) None of these

Answer: (a)

The word PROBLEM consists of 7 distinct letters.

∴ Number of arrangements = 7!

= 70 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 5040

Question : 4

A boy has 3 library cards and 8 books of his interest in the library. Of these 8, he does not want to borrow chemistry part II unless Chemistry part I is also borrowed. In how many ways can he choose the three books to be borrowed ?

a) 26

b) 27

c) 41

d) 56

e) None of these

Answer: (c)

Two possibilities are there :

(i) Chemistry part I is available in 8 books with Chemistry part II.

or

(ii) Chemistry part II is not available in 8 books but Chemistry part I is available.

Total No. of ways = 1× 1 ×$^6C_1 + ^7C_3$ = 6 + ${7 × 6 × 5}/{3 × 2}$ = 6 + 35 = 41

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