Division and Distribution of Objects

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Division and Distribution of Objects: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Divisors of an Integer, Number of Divisors of a Number N, Odd and Even Divisors of a Number N, Division into Groups in Combinations, Distribution of 'n' Identical Objects among 'r' Non-distinguishable Groups, etc.

Important Questions on Division and Distribution of Objects

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How many different ways can 15 Candy bars be distributed among Ram, Shyam, Ghanshyam and Balram, if Ram can not have more than 5 candy bars and Shyam must have at least two. Assume all Candy bars to be alike.

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Find the number of positive integers that are divisors of at least one of the numbers  10 1 0 ; 18 11 ; 157 .

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The number of different garlands, that can be formed using 3 flowers of one kind and 3 flowers of other kind, is

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Number of ways in which 32 identical blankets can be distributed among 4 persons so that each of them gets number of blankets which are divisible by 2 but not by 4, is

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The number of non-negative integral solution of the inequality A+B+C+D+E2022 is equal to 

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If λ1, λ2, λ3 are odd natural numbers, then the number of solutions of λ1+λ2+λ3=203 is 

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If the integers from 1 to 2021 are written as a single integer like 1239101120202021, then the 2021st digit (counted from the left) in the resulting number is

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The number of 4 digit natural numbers, such that the sum of the digits of each number is equal to 9, is

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The number of ways in which 10 apples, 5 oranges and 5 mangoes can be distributed among three persons, each receiving none, one or more is :
(assume fruits of the same species to be identical)

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Let N be the least positive integer such that whenever a non-zero digit C is written after the last digit of N, the resulting number is divisible by C. The sum of the digits of N is

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For any natural number n15×52n+2×23n is divisible by

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In How many ways can 17 persons depart from airbase in 2 MIG and 3 Mirage Fighter jet, given that 2 particular persons Abhinandan and Jayant depart by same MIG, (4 persons can sit in a MIG and 3 persons can sit in a Mirage)

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The number of ways in which 10 boys can be divided into 2 groups of 5, such that two tallest boys are in two different groups, is equal to

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Find the number of ways of selecting four letters from the letters of the word 'BARBOSSA'

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For N=12600, the number of even divisors is

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Five types of ice-creams are available in a shop. A child buys six ice-creams.
Statement-1: The number of different ways the child can buy the six ice-creams is 1 0 C 5 .
Statement-2: The number of different ways the child can buy the six ice-creams is equal to the number of different ways of arranging 6 A's and 4 B's in a row.

Each of these questions also has four alternative choices, only one of which is the correct answer. You have to select the correct choice.

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There are (p+q) different books on different topics in Mathematics, where pq. If L denotes the number of ways in which these books are distributed between two students X and Y such that X gets p books and Y gets q books, M denotes the number of ways in which these books are distributed between two students X and Y such that one of them gets p books and another gets q books, and N denotes the number of ways in which these books are divided into two groups of p books and q books, then:

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Number of ways in which 16 players can be divided into four equal groups, is :

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The number of non-negative integral solutions of 2x+y+z=21 are

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Three schools send 2, 4 and 6 students, respectively, to a summer camp. The 12 students must be accommodated in 6 rooms numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 in such a way that each room has exactly 2 students and both from the same school. The number of ways, the students can be accommodated in the rooms is