Question Detail

In how many way the letter of the word "RUMOUR" can be arranged

2520
480
360
180

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

In above word, there are 2 "R" and 2 "U"
So Required number will be

\begin{aligned}
= \frac{6!}{2!*2!} \\
= \frac{6*5*4*3*2*1}{4} \\
= 180
\end{aligned}

1. Evaluate permutation
\begin{aligned}
^5{P}_5
\end{aligned}

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

\begin{aligned}
^n{P}_n = n! \\
^5{P}_5 = 5*4*3*2*1 \\
= 120

\end{aligned}

2. In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected. In how many different ways can they be selected such that at least one boy should be there

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected such that
at least one boy should be there.
So we can have

(four boys) or (three boys and one girl) or (two boys and two girls) or (one boy and three gils)

This combination question can be solved as

\begin{aligned}
(^{6}{C}_{4}) + (^{6}{C}_{3} * ^{4}{C}_{1}) + \\
+ (^{6}{C}_{2} * ^{4}{C}_{2}) + (^{6}{C}_{1} * ^{4}{C}_{3}) \\

= \left[\dfrac{6 \times 5 }{2 \times 1}\right] + \left[\left(\dfrac{6 \times 5 \times 4 }{3 \times 2 \times 1}\right) \times 4\right] + \\\left[\left(\dfrac{6 \times 5 }{2 \times 1}\right)\left(\dfrac{4 \times 3 }{2 \times 1}\right)\right] + \left[6 \times 4 \right] \\
= 15 + 80 + 90 + 24\\
= 209
\end{aligned}

3. Evaluate combination
\begin{aligned}
^{100}{C}_{100}
\end{aligned}

10000
1000
10
1

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

\begin{aligned}
^{n}{C}_{n} = 1 \\
^{100}{C}_{100} = 1
\end{aligned}

4. A box contains 4 red, 3 white and 2 blue balls. Three balls are drawn at random. Find out the number of ways of selecting the balls of different colours

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

This question seems to be a bit typical, isn't, but it is simplest.
1 red ball can be selected in 4C1 ways
1 white ball can be selected in 3C1 ways
1 blue ball can be selected in 2C1 ways

Total number of ways
= 4C1 x 3C1 x 2C1
= 4 x 3 x 2
= 24

Please note that we have multiplied the combination results, we use to add when their is OR condition, and we use to multiply when there is AND condition, In this question it is AND as
1 red AND 1 White AND 1 Blue, so we multiplied.

5. How many words can be formed from the letters of the word "SIGNATURE" so that vowels always come together.

17280
4320
720
80

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

word SIGNATURE contains total 9 letters.
There are four vowels in this word, I, A, U and E

Make it as, SGNTR(IAUE), consider all vowels as 1 letter for now
So total letter are 6.
6 letters can be arranged in 6! ways = 720 ways
Vowels can be arranged in themselves in 4! ways = 24 ways

Required number of ways = 720*24 = 17280

Question Detail

In how many way the letter of the word "RUMOUR" can be arranged

1. Evaluate permutation \begin{aligned} ^5{P}_5 \end{aligned}

2. In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected. In how many different ways can they be selected such that at least one boy should be there

3. Evaluate combination \begin{aligned} ^{100}{C}_{100} \end{aligned}

4. A box contains 4 red, 3 white and 2 blue balls. Three balls are drawn at random. Find out the number of ways of selecting the balls of different colours

5. How many words can be formed from the letters of the word "SIGNATURE" so that vowels always come together.

1. Evaluate permutation
\begin{aligned}
^5{P}_5
\end{aligned}

3. Evaluate combination
\begin{aligned}
^{100}{C}_{100}
\end{aligned}