Division and Distribution of Objects

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Division and Distribution of Objects: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Division into Groups in Combinations, Division into Groups When Groups are of Unequal Size, Division into Groups When Groups are of Equal Size, 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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In how many ways can 12 different things be equally distributed among 4 persons? If they are divided into 4 groups instead of giving away to 4 persons, what will be the number of ways?

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In how many different ways can 15 distinct objects be divided

into 3 groups of 5 objects each;

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In how many different ways can 15 distinct objects be divided
in 3 groups of 4,5 and 6 objects;

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A person has in his bag 14 notes of Rs.100 each, 9 notes of Rs. 50 each, 4 notes of Rs. 20 each and 7 notes of Rs. 10 each. In how many different ways can be donate to a poor fund?

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There are 4 ten-rupee, 5 five-rupee and 3 two-rupee notes. How many selections of at least one ten-rupee and one two-rupee notes are possible?

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Find the number of factors (except 1) of 420, excepting the number itself.

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In how many different ways the number 1440 be expressed as the product of two factors (considering 1 as a factor)?

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How many different factors (except 1) are there of the numbers 

1155

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How many different factors (except 1) are there of the numbers 

113400 

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How many different factors (except 1) are there of the numbers 
546 

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A Committee of 12 is to be formed from 9 women and 8 men. In how many ways this can be done if at least 5 women have to be included in a committee? In how many of these committees

The women are in majority?

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Find the number of positive integral solutions of x+y+z+w=20 under the following conditions:

each variable is an odd number;

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Find the number of positive integral solutions of x+y+z+w=20 under the following conditions:

x, y, z and w have different values (0 excluded).

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Find the number of positive integral solutions of x+y+z+w=20 under the following conditions:

0 values of are excluded.

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Find the number of positive integral solutions of x+y+z+w=20 under the following conditions:

0 values of x, y, z and w are included.

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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 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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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