Permutations

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Permutations: Overview

This topic covers the concept of Permutation.

Important Questions on Permutations

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There are four balls of four different colors. Two balls are taken at a time and arranged in a definite order. For example, if a white and red balls are taken, one definite arrangement is white first, red second, and another arrangement is red first, white second. How many such arrangements are possible?

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How many 4 digit numbers can be formed without repeating any digit from the following digits: 1,2,3,4 & 6 ?

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In how many ways, six boys and six girls be seated in a row alternatively ?

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In how many ways can 6 distinct books be arranged in a bookshelf?

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In how many ways, six boys and three girls be seated in a row so that the three girls do not sit together?

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If 6 times the no. of permutations of n items taken 3 at a time is equal to 7 times the no. of permutations of (n-1) items taken 3 at a time then the value of n will be

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How many permutations are there if the letters PNRCSE are taken six at a time?

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What is the number of permutations of the letters in the word BANANA?

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The number of arrangements of the letters of the word BANANA in which the two N’s do not appear adjacently, is

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Consider the word "INDEPENDENCE". The number of words such that all the vowels are together is

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Number of ways in which all the letters of the word ORTHOGONAL be arranged such that no two O's are together is 

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a,b,c are three particular speakers among the 10 speakers of a meeting. The number of ways of arranging all the 10 speakers on the dias in a row so that all the three speakers a,b,c do not sit together is

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If P4n=20nP2 where P denotes the number of permutations, then n= ________

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How many number divisible by 5 of 6 digit can be made from the digit 2,3,4,5,6,7

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In how many ways can 5 girls and 6 boys be arranged in a row so that all the four girls are together?

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In how many ways can 7 people be arranged in a row?

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How many 3 letter words with or without meaning can be formed out of the letters of the word 'SWING' when repetition of letters is not allowed?

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In a group of 6 boys and 5 girls, 5 students have to be selected. In how many ways it can be done so that at least 2 boys are included

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In how many ways 5 Americans and 5 Indians be seated along a circular table, so that they are seated in alternative positions

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In how many ways 4 Indians, 5 Africans and 7 Japanese be seated in row so that all person of same nationality sits together