CHAPTER – 6

PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS

𝟐𝟎! 𝟏𝟎! 𝟑𝟎! 𝟏𝟏!−𝟏𝟎!
1. Compute : (i) 𝟏𝟖! (ii) 𝟔!𝟒!
(iii) 𝟐𝟖! (iv) 𝟗!
(v) L.C.M. (6!, 7!, 8!)
𝟏 𝟏 𝒙
2. If 𝟗!
+ 𝟏𝟎! = 𝟏𝟏! , find x.

3. Find x in each of the following :

𝟏 𝟏 𝒙 𝒙 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝒙
(i) 𝟒!
+ 𝟓! = 𝟔! (ii) 𝟏𝟎! = 𝟖!
+ 𝟗! (iii) 𝟔! + 𝟕!
= 𝟖!

4. A room has 6 doors. In how many ways can a man entre the room through one door and come out
through a different door?
5. Find the number of 4 letter words, with or without meaning, which can be formed out of the letter of the
word ROSE, when
(i) The repetition of the letters is not allowed.
(ii) The repetition of the letters is allowed.
6. Find the total number of ways of answering 5 objective type questions, each question having 4 choices.
7. How many three – digit numbers more than 600 can be formed by using the digits 2, 3, 4, 6, 7.
8. How many tree digit odd numbers can be formed by using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, if:
(i) The repetition of the digits is not allowed?
(ii) The repetition of digits is allowed?
9. How many 3- digit even numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, if the digits can be
repeated?
10. A coin is tossed five times and outcomes are recorded. How many possible outcomes are there?
11. A letter lock consists of three rings each marked with 10 different letters. In how many ways it is
possible to make an unsuccessful attempt to open the lock?
12. How many three – digit numbers are there?
13. How many three – digit odd numbers are there?
14. In how many ways can six persons be seated in a row?
15. How many 9- digit numbers of different digits can be formed?
16. How many five digit telephone numbers can be constructed using the digits 0 to 9. If each number starts
with 67 and no digit appears more than once?
17. Evaluate the following : (i) 5P3 (ii) P(15, 3) (iii) P(5, 5)
18. If P(n, 4) = 20 × P(n, 2), find n.
19. If P(5, r) = 2. P(6, r-1), find r.
20. In how many ways three different rings can be worn in four fingers with at most one in each finger?
21. How many different signals can be made by 5 flags from 8 flags of different colours?
22. In an examination hall there are four rows of chairs. Each row has 8 chairs one behind the other. There
are two classes sitting for the examination with 16 students in each class. It is desired that in each row,
all students belong to the same class and that no two adjacent rows are allotted to the same class. In how
many ways can these 32 students be seated?
23. In how many ways 7 pictures can be hung from 5 picture nails on a wall?
24. How many words, with or without meaning, can be formed using all letters of the word EQUATION,
using each letter exactly once.
25. How many 4- letters words, with or without meaning, can be formed out of the letters of the word,
‘LOGARITHMS’ , if repetition of letters is not allowed?
26. From among the 36 teachers in a school, one principal and one vice – principal are to be appointed. In
how many ways can this be done?
27. How many words, with or without meaning, can be formed by using all the letters of the word ‘DELHI’ ,
using each letter exactly once?
28. How many words, with or without meaning, can be formed by using all the letters of the word
‘TRIANGLE’ ?
29. How many 3 – digit even numbers can be made using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, if no digits is repeated?
30. How many words can be formed from the letters of the word, ‘TRIANGLE’? how many of these will
begin with T and end with E?
31. How many words can be formed from the letters of the word ‘DAUGHTER’ so that
(i) The vowels always come together?
(ii) The vowels never come together?
32. In how many ways can 9 examination papers be arranged so that the best and the worst papers are
never together?
33. The Principal wants to arrange 5 students on the platform such that the boy ‘SALIM’ occupies the
second position and such that the girl, ‘SITA’ is always adjacent to the girl ‘RITA’ . how many such
arrangements are possible?
34. Find the number of ways in which 5 boys and 5 girls be seated in a row that
(i) No two girls may sit together.
(ii) All the girls sit together and all the boys sit together.
(iii) All the girls never together.
35. In how many ways can the letters of the word ‘STRANGE’ be arranged so that
(i) The vowels come together?
(ii) The vowels never come together? and
(iii) The vowels occupy only the odd places?
36. How many different words can be formed with the letters of word , ‘SUNDAY’? How many of the words
begin with N? How many begin with N and end in Y?
37. How many permutations can be formed by the letters of the word, ‘VOWELS’, when
(i) There is no restriction on letters?
(ii) Each words begins with E?
(iii) Each words begins with O and ends with L?
(iv) All vowels come together?
(v) All consonants come together?
38. How many three letter words can be made using the letters of the word ‘ORIENTAL’?
39. How many different words can be formed by using all the letters of the word, ‘ALLAHABAD’?
(i) In how many of them vowels occupy the even positions?
(ii) In how many of them both L do not come together?
40. Find the number of arrangements of the letters of the word INDEPENDENCE. In how many of these
arrangements,
(i) Do not words start with P?
(ii) Do all the vowels always occur together?
(iii) Do al the vowels never occur together?
(iv) Do the words begin with I and end in P?
41. In how many ways can the letters of the word PERMUTATIONS be arranged if
(i) The words start with P end with S?
(ii) Vowels are all together?
42. How many arrangements can be made with the letters of the word ‘MATHEMATICS’ ? In how many of
them vowels are together?
43. Find the rank of the word FUKREY.
44. If all the letters of the word ‘AGAIN’ be arranged as in a dictionary, what is the fifteth word?
45. The letters of the word ‘RANDOM’ are written in all possible orders and these words are written out as
in a dictionary. Find the rank of the word ‘RANDOM’ .
46. If the different permutations of the word, ‘EXAMINATION’ are listed as in a dictionary, how many
items are there in the list before the first word starting with E?
47. In how many ways can the letters of the word ASSASSINATION be arranged so that all the S’s are
together?
48. Find the total number of permutations of the letters of the word ‘INSTITUTE’.
49. If nC8 = nC6 , find nC2 .
50. If nPr = 720 and nCr = 120, find r.
2n 𝟐𝒏 {𝟏.𝟑.𝟓………(𝟐𝒏−𝟏)}
51. Prove that : Cn = 𝒏!

52. If nC12 = nC5 , find the value of n.

53. If nC4 = nC6 , find 12Cn .
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54. If Cx = C2x+3 , find x.
55. In how many ways can a cricket eleven be chosen out of a batch of 15 players if
(i) There is no restriction on the selection;
(ii) A particular player is always chosen;
(iii) A particular player is never chosen ?
56. A committee of three persons is to be constituted from a group 2 men and 3 women. In how many ways
can this be done? How many of these committee would consist of 1 man and 2 women?
57. What is the number of ways of choosing 4 cards from a pack of 52 playing cards? In how many of these
(i) Four cards are of the same suit,
(ii) Four cards belong to four different suits,
(iii) Four cards are face cards,
(iv) Two are red cards and two are black cards,
(v) Cards are of the same colour?
58. Out of 5 men and 2 women, a committee of 3 is to be formed. In how many ways can it be formed if at
least one woman is to be included?
59. A committee of 5 is to be formed out of 6 gents and 4 ladies. In how many ways this can be done, when
(i) At least two ladies are included;
(ii) At most two ladies are included?
60. How many chords can be drawn through 21 points on a circle?
61. A polygon has 44 diagonals. Find the number if its sides.
62. In how many ways can be a football team of 11 players be selected from 16 players? How many of these
will
(i) Include 2 particular players?
(ii) Exclude 2 particular players?
63. A sports team of 11 students is to be constituted , choosing at least 5 from class XI and at least 5 from
class XII. If there are 20 students in each of these classes, in how many ways can the teams be
constituted?
64. In a village, there are 87 families of which 52 families have at most 2 children. In a rural development
programme, 20 families are to be helped chosen for assistance, of which at least 18 families must have at
most 2 children. In how many ways can the choice be made?
65. Determine the number of 5 cards combinations out of a deck of 52 cards if at least one of the 5 cards has
to be a king?
66. A committee of 5 is to be formed out of 6 males and 8 females. In how many ways this can be done when
included females are in majority.
67. Find the rank of the word ZENITH.
68. Find the number of ways of selecting 9 balls from 6 red balls, 5 white balls and 5 blue balls if each
selection consists of 3 balls of each colour.
69. A committee of 7 has to be formed from 9 boys and 4 girls. In how many ways can this be done when the
committee consists of :
(i) Exactly 3 girls?
(ii) At least 3 girls?
(iii) At most 3 girls?
70. In an examination , a question paper consists of 12 questions divided into two parts i.e., Part I and II,
containing 5 and 7 questions, respectively. A student is required to attempt 8 questions in all, selecting at
least 3 from each part. In how ,any ways can a student select the questions?
71. Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed?
72. How many words with or without meaning, can be formed using all the letters of the word EQUATION
at a time so that vowels and consonants occur together?
73. How many words with or without meaning, each 2 of vowels and 3 consonants can be formed from the
letters of the word DAUGHTER?
74. The English alphabet has 5 vowels and 21 consonants. How many words with two different vowels and 2
different consonants can be formed from the alphabet?
75. In how many ways can the letters of the word PERMUTATIONS be arranged if there are always 4
letters between P and S?