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Find how many of the arrangements of four letters from A,B,C,D,E and F:

contain the letter A.

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Important Questions on Permutations and Combinations

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From a group of 10 boys and seven girls, two are to be chosen to act as the hero and the villain in the school play. Find in how many ways this can be done if these two roles are to be played by any of the children.

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From a group of 10 boys and seven girls, two are to be chosen to act as the hero and the villain in the school play. Find in how many ways this can be done if these two roles are to be played by two girls or two boys.

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From a group of 10 boys and seven girls, two are to be chosen to act as the hero and the villain in the school play. Find in how many ways this can be done if these two roles are to be played by a boy and a girl.

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From a set of 10 distinct rings, a jeweller wishes to display seven of them in their shop window. The formation of the display is shown in the diagram opposite. Find the number of possible displays if, from the set of 10 :

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the ring with the largest diamond must go at the top of the display.

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From a set of 10 rings, a jeweller wishes to display seven of them in their shop window. The formation of the display is shown in the diagram opposite. Find the number of possible displays if, from the set of 10 :

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the most expensive ring must go at the top with the two least expensive rings adjacent to it.

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Using each digit not more than once, how many even four-digit numbers can be made from the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7 ?
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Find how many three-digit numbers can be made from the digits 0,1,2,3 and 4, used at most once each, if the three-digit number: three-digit number: 

must be a multiple of 10

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Find how many three-digit numbers can be made from the digits 0,1,2,3 and 4, used at most once each, if the three-digit number: three-digit number: 

cannot begin with zero.