Factorial Notation

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Factorial Notation: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as factorial, permutation of ‘n’ distinct objects taken all at a time and ‘n’ distinct objects when ‘r’ objects never come together and ‘n’ distinct objects when 'r' objects always appear in given order, etc.

Important Questions on Factorial Notation

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Which of the following numbers will completely divide (319 + 320 + 321 + 322) ?

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A flight of stairs has 10 steps. A person can go up the steps one at a time, two at a time, or any combination of 1's and 2's. Find the total number of ways is in which the person can go up the stairs.

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Eighteen guests have to be seated half on each side of a long table. Four particular guests desire to sit on one particular side and three other on the other side. Determine the number of ways in which the sitting arrangements can be made.

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If the letters of the word MATHS are permuted and all possible words so formed are arranged as in a dictionary with serial numbers, then the serial number of the word THAMS is

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All words, with or without meaning, are made using all the letters of the word MONDAY. These words are written as in a dictionary with serial numbers. The serial number of the word MONDAY is

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The number of five-digit numbers, greater than 40000 and divisible by 5, which can be formed using the digits 0, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 without repetition, is equal to

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The number of permutations, of the digits 1, 2, 3, , 7 without repetition, which neither contain the string 153 nor the string 2467, is _______ .

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The number of 4-letter words, with or without meaning, each consisting of 2 vowels and 2 consonants, which can be formed from the letters of the word UNIVERSE without repetition is _____.

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All the letters of the word PUBLIC are written in all possible orders and these words are written as in a dictionary with serial numbers. Then the serial number of the word PUBLIC is

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The rank of the word "MONDAY" is 

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Using all the letters of the word "MATHS", the rank of the word "THAMS" is 

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The rank of the word "PUBLIC" is 

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In how many ways can 3 boys and 4 girls be arranged in a row that all three boys are together?

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How many numbers between 400 to 1000 (both exclusive) can be made with digits 2,3,4,5,6,0 if repetition of digits is allowed.

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If 10!2-4×8!2 is divisible by 2n, then what is the greatest value of n?

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Compute: 12!10!2!

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Evaluate: 7!-5!

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12!+23!+34!+.......+910!=1-110!

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For kN, let 1αα+1α+2α+3...α+20=k=020Akα+k where α>0, then the value of 100A14+A15A132 is