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Tricky Questions on Permutation and Combination

Permutation and Combination - Aptitude

6.In how many ways, a committee of 5 members can be selected from 6 men and 5 ladies, consisting of 3 men and 2 ladies?

A. 100✘

B. 150✘

C. 250✘

D. 200✔

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Option: D

Explanation

3 men out of 6 and 2 ladies out of 5 are to be chosen

Required number of words = 6C3*5C2 = ((6 * 5 * 4)/(3 * 2 * 1)) * ((5 * 4)/(2 * 1)) = 200

✉ Answer


7.In how many ways can a group of 5 men and 2 women be made out of a total of 7 men and 3 women?

A. 63✔

B. 90✘

C. 126✘

D. 45✘

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Option: A

Explanation

Required number of ways = 7C5*3C2=7C2*3C1 = ((7 * 6)/(2 * 1)) * 3 = 63

✉ Answer


8.In how many ways a committee, consisting of 5 men and 2 women can be formed from 8 men and 10 women?

A. 11660✘

B. 11760✔

C. 5040✘

D. 5540✘

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Option: B

Explanation

required number of ways = 8C5*10C6=8C3*10C4

=((8 * 7 * 6)/(3 * 2 * 1)) * ((10 * 9 * 8 * 7)/(4 * 3 * 2 * 1)) = 11760

✉ Answer


9.From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be done?

A. 564✘

B. 645✘

C. 756✔

D. 865✘

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Option: C

Explanation

We may have 3 men and 2 women or 4 men and 1 women or 5 men only

Required number of words = (7C3 * 6C2) + (7C4 * 6C1) + 7C5

= (((7 * 6 * 5)/(3 * 2 * 1)) * ((6 * 5)/(2 * 1))) + (((7 * 6 * 5)/(3 * 2 * 1)) * 6) + ((7 * 6)/(2 * 1))

= 525 + 210 + 21 = 756

✉ Answer


10.In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected. In how many different ways can they be selected such that at least one boy should be there?

A. 209✔

B. 205✘

C. 194✘

D. 159✘

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Option: A

Explanation

We may have 1 boy and 3 girls or 2 boys and 2 girls or 3 boys and 1 girl or 4 boys

required number of ways = (6C1 * 4C3) + (6C2 * 4C2)+(6C3 * 4C1) + 6C4

= (6C1 * 4C1) + (6C2 * 4C2) + (6C3 * 4C1) + 6C2

= (6 * 4) + (((6 * 5)/(2 * 1)) * ((4 * 3)/(2 * 1))) + (((6 * 5 * 4)/(3 * 2 * 1)) * 4) + ((6 * 5)/(2 * 1))

= 24 + 90 + 80 + 15 = 209

✉ Answer


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