Fundamental Principle of Counting

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Fundamental Principle of Counting: Overview

The concept of fundamental principle of counting is defined in this topic. This rule is used to determine the number of possible outcomes in a situation. It is further explained with the help of numerous examples.

Important Questions on Fundamental Principle of Counting

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वह कौनसी संख्या है जिसको अपने में ही 20 बार जोड़ने से परिणाम 861 आता है ?

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छः लगातार आने वाली प्राकृत संख्याओं में से यदि तीन का योगफल 27 है तो दूसरी तीन का योगफल क्या होगा ?

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An n-digit number is a positive number with exactly n digits. Nine hundred distinct n-digit numbers are to be formed using only the three digits 2, 5 and 7. The smallest value of n for which this is possible, is

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The number of six digit number formed by using the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6 which are divisible by 6 (repetition is not allowed)

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Using the number 1,2,3,....,7, total numbers of 7 digit number which does not contain string 154 or 2367 is, (repetition is not allowed)

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If n is a factor of 72 such that xy=n, then number of ordered pairs x,y where x,yN is

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If number of 5-digit number of the form abcde where, a,b,c,d,e0,1,2,...,9 and b=a+cd=c+e is λ, then λ is

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The number of 3 digit odd numbers, that can be formed by using the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6 when the repetition is allowed, is

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The number of ways in which 7 pencils, 6 books and 5 pens be disposed off is

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n dice are rolled. The number of possible outcomes for which at least one of the dice shows an even number is 189, then n=

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The digit in the unit's place of 14141412121 is

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The number of 3-digit odd numbers divisible by 3 that can be formed using the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6 when repetition is not allowed is

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The number of integers greater than 6000 that can be formed with 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9 where no digit is repeated, is

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A person can go from place 'A' to 'B' by 11 different modes of transport but is allowed to return back to "A" by any mode other than the one earlier. The number of different ways, the entire journey can be complete is

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In a certain test, ai students gave wrong answers to at least i questions, where i=1,2,,k. No student gave more than k wrong answers. The total number of wrong answers given is equal to

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A group of 5 students, X,Y,Z,P,Q, have the following combination of two subjects each in their first year of college.
X studies Physics and Mathematics, Y studies Physics and Biology, Z studies Biology and Mathematics, P studies Chemistry and Physics and Q studies Mathematics and Chemistry.
A sixth student R joins this group. If he has a subject in common with each of the other students, then his possible subjects of study are

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Five friends have the following hobbies :
Akshay likes singing and cooking, Bharati likes singing and painting, Charu likes painting and cooking, Disha likes gardening and singing and Farah likes cooking and gardening. The two hobbies (amongst singing, cooking, painting and gardening), which are least popular with these friends are

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Ameeya has 25 cards, each having a different integer from 1 to 25 printed on it. He wishes to place N cards in a single row so that the numbers on every pair of adjacent cards have a prime factor in common. The largest value of N for which this is possible is

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There are 6 multiple choice questions in an examination. How many sequences of answers are possible, if the first three questions have 4 choices each and the next three have 2 each?

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Suppose a bakery has a selection of 20 different cupcakes, 10 different donuts, and 15 different muffins. If you are to select a tasty treat, how many different choices of sweets can you choose from?