Combination

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Combination: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Combination, Combinatorics Problems on Polygon, Difference between Permutation and Combination, Selection of 'r' Objects out of 'n' Distinct Objects, Understanding of nCr and its Existence, etc.

Important Questions on Combination

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Find the total number of combinations of three letters, J, R, T taken 1, 23 at a time.

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The number of ways can 3 nurses and 4 engineers be seated on a bench with the nurses seated together is?

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In how many ways can a committee of three consisting of two chemical engineers and one mechanical engineer can be formed from four chemical engineers and three mechanical engineers?

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How many committees can be formed by choosing 4 men from an organisation of a membership of 15 men?

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There are four balls of different colours. Two balls at a time are taken and arranged any way. How many such combinations are possible?

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If c981000=c97999+c901x then the value of x will be

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There are 13 teams in a tournament. Each team is to play with each other only once. What is the minimum number of days can they all play without any team playing more than one game in any day?

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Four different coloured flags can be hung in a row to make coded signal. How many signals can be made if a signal consists of the display of one or more flags?

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In how many ways can you invite one or more of your five friends in a party?

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How many different ways can 5 boys and 5 girls form a circle with boys and girls alternate?

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A semiconductor company will hire 7 men and 4 women. In how many ways can the company choose from 9 men and 6 women who qualified for the position?

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There are five main roads between the cities A and B, and four between B and C. In how many ways can a person drive from  A to C and return, going through B on both trips without driving on the same road twice?

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An examination paper consists of 12 questions divided into parts A & B. Part-A contains 7 questions & Part-B contains 5 questions. A candidate is required to attempt 8 questions selecting 3 at least from each part. In how many maximum ways can the candidate select the questions?

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The total number of paths from the origin to the point 9,9 in the cartesian plane which never pass through 5,5, where paths consisting only of steps going 1 unit North or 1 unit East, is

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Let   T n  denote the number of triangles which can be formed using the vertices of a regular polygon of  n sides. If  Tn+1Tn=21 , then  n equals

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A student is allowed to select at most n books from  collection of   ( 2n+1 ) books. If  the total number of ways in which he can select at least one books is 63, find the value of n

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The number of ways a team of 3 boys and 3 girls be selected from 5 boys and 4 girls is

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Let A be the set of 4-digit numbers a1a2a3a4 where a1<a2<a3<a4, then nA is equal to

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The value of C1620 is 

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The value of C1720 is