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Each letter A to Z is encrypted (or transformed) to a fixed distinct letter using its position in the alphabet (A=1, B=2,C=3,). By doing this, the password SATURN is encrypted as ECHKBP. Similarly the encrypted password for a word is UJSNOL. Find the number of possibilities for the original word.

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Important Questions on Permutations and Combinations

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Without using a calculator, find the value of:

7×4!+21×3!

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Two children are selected at random from a group of six boys and four girls. Use combinations to find the probability of selecting:

two girls

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Three chocolates are selected at random from a box containing 10 milk chocolates and 15 dark chocolates. Find the probability of selecting exactly:

two milk chocolates

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A farmer has 50 animals. They have 24 sheep, of which three are male, and they have 26 cattle, of which 20 are female. A veterinary surgeon wishes to test six randomly selected animals. Find the probability that the selection consists of:

equal numbers of cattle and sheep

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A basket holds nine flowers: two are pink, three are yellow and four are red. Four of these flowers are chosen at random. Find the probability that at least two of them are red.
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Of the numbers between 100 and 999 in which all three digits are different. Find how many of the numbers are odd numbers greater than 700.