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The 11 letters of the word REMEMBRANCE are arranged in a line.

Find the number of different arrangements which do not have all 4 vowels (E, E, A, E) next to each other. 

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Important Questions on Permutations and Combinations

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The 11 letters of the word REMEMBRANCE are arranged in a line.

4 letters from the letters of the word REMEMBRANCE are chosen.

Find the number of different selections which contain no Ms and no Rs and at least 2 Es.

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Find how many ways 15 children can be divided into three groups of five if:

there are no restrictions

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Find how many ways 15 children can be divided into three groups of five if:

two of the children are brothers who must be in the same group.

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An entertainer has been asked to give a performance consisting of four items. They know three songs, five jokes, two juggling tricks and can play one tune on the mandolin. Find how many different ways there are for them to choose the four items if:

there are no restrictions on their performance

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An entertainer has been asked to give a performance consisting of four items. They know three songs, five jokes, two juggling tricks and can play one tune on the mandolin. Find how many different ways there are for them to choose the four items if:

they decide not to sing any songs

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An entertainer has been asked to give a performance consisting of four items. They know three songs, five jokes, two juggling tricks and can play one tune on the mandolin. Find how many different ways there are for them to choose the four items if:

they are not allowed to tell more than two jokes.

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From a group of nine people, five are to be chosen at random to serve on a committee. In how many ways can this be done if two particular people refuse to serve on the committee together?
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Twenty teams have entered a tournament. In order to reduce the number of teams to eight, they are put into groups of five and the teams in each group play each other twice. The top two teams in each group progress to the next round. From this point on, teams are paired up, playing each other once with the losing team being eliminated. How many games are played during the whole tournament?