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There are three cities A, B and C. Each of these cities is connected with the other two cities by at least one direct road. If a traveller wants to go from one city to another city she can do so either by traversing a road connecting the two cities directly, or by traversing two roads, the first connecting the origin to the third city and the second connecting the third city to the destination. In all there are 33 routes from A to B. Similarly there are 23 routes from B to C. How many roads are there from A to C directly?

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Important Questions on Permutations and Combinations

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Let n be the number of different five-digit numbers, divisible by four with the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, no digit being repeated in the numbers. What is the value of n?
 
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How many numbers greater than 0 and less than a million can be formed with the digits 0, 7 and 8?

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In how many ways is it possible to choose a white square and black square on a chessboard so that the squares must not lie in the same row or same column?
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Twenty-seven persons attend a party. Which one of the following statements can never be true?
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There are six boxes numbered 1,2.......6. Each box is to be filled up either with a red or a green ball in such a way that at least one box contains a green ball and the boxes containing green balls are consecutively numbered. Find the total number of ways in which this can be done.

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How many numbers can be formed with odd digits 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 without repetition?
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In how many ways, five chocolates can be chosen from an unlimited number of Cadbury, Five-star and Perk chocolates?

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How many even numbers of four digits can be formed with the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (repetitions of digits are allowed)?