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How many three digit odd numbers can be formed by using the digits 5,6,7,8 if the repetition of digits is allowed?
  • a)
    64
  • b)
    32
  • c)
    24
  • d)
    None of these
Correct answer is 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Pooja Shah answered
The unit place can be filled in 2 ways because question asked to find 3 digit odd numbers from 5,6,7,8 and the other two places can be filled in 4 ways as repetition is allowed.
So, Unit's place can be filled in 2 ways. Decimal place can be filled in 4 ways. Hundred's place can be filled in 4 ways.
 => 4*4*2 = 32.

A lady wants to select one cotton saree and one polyster saree from a textile shop. If there are 15 cotton and 13 polyster varieties in that shop, in how many ways can she pick up two sarees?
  • a)
    125
  • b)
    215
  • c)
    345
  • d)
    195
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Suresh Reddy answered
The lady can select one cotton saree out of 15 cotton varieties in 15 ways since
any of 15 varieties can be selected. Corresponding to each selection of a cotton saree, she can
choose a polyester saree in 13 ways. Hence the two sarees (one cotton and one polyester), by
multiplication principle of counting, can be selected in 15 x 13= 195 ways

Four alphabets A, M, P, O are purchased from a warehouse. How many ordered pairs of initials can be formed using these?
  • a)
    10
  • b)
    16
  • c)
    18
  • d)
    12
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Riya Banerjee answered
Total number of letters = 4
 Number of ordered pairs of letters that can be formed like (A, M) or (P, O) etc = 4P2 ​= 4!/2!
​= 24/2
​= 12

There are 7 chairs in a row. In how many ways can 3 persons occupy any three of them
  • a)
    240
  • b)
    210
  • c)
    260
  • d)
    120
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Neha Joshi answered
First person can sit on any of the 7 seats, second person can sit on other 6 vacant seats except one occupied by the first one. Similarly, the third can do sit on 5 so, total no. of ways = 7*6*5 = 210

Nidhi has 6 friends. In how many ways can she invite one or more of them to a party at her home?
  • a)
    64
  • b)
    63
  • c)
    25
  • d)
    24
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Lavanya Menon answered
She has 6 friends and he wants to invite one or more. That is the same as saying he wants to invite at least 1 of his friends.
 
So, the number of ways he could do this is:
Invite only one friend
Invite any two friends
Invite any three friends
Invite any four friends
Invite any five friends
Invite all six friends
This can be thought of in terms of combinations. Inviting  r  friends out of  n  is same as choosing  r  friends out of  n . So, we can write the possibilities as:
6C1 + 6C2 + 6C3 + 6C4 + 6C5 + 6C6 
= 6 + 15 + 20 + 15 + 6 + 1 
= 63

 In how many ways can 3 letters be posted in 4 letter boxes?
  • a)
    27
  • b)
    4!
  • c)
    64
  • d)
    3!
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Preeti Iyer answered
The first letter can be posted in 4 ways. So, total outcomes about the first letter = 4.
For every outcome about the first letter, the second letter can be posted in 4 ways. So, total outcomes about the first and the second letters= (4*4) = 16.
Therefore, following the same route, we can say, total possible outcomes about the first and the second letters = (4*4*4) = 64.

A lady arranges a dinner party for 6 guests .The number of ways in which they may be selected from among 10 friends if 2 of the friends will not attend the party together is
  • a)
    164
  • b)
    140
  • c)
    112
  • d)
    none of these
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Neha Joshi answered
Let us say that the two particular friends are A and B.
If A is invited among six guests and B is not, then:  number of  combinations to select 5 more guests from the remaining 8 friends:
          C(8, 5) =  8 ! / (5! 3!)  = 56
If B is invited among the six guests and A is not , then the number of ways of selecting the remaining 5 guests =  C(8, 5) =  56
Suppose both A and B are not included in the six guests list : then the number of such combinations =  C(8, 6) = 7 * 8 /2 = 28
So the total number of sets of guests that can be selected =  140.

The number of ways in which 6 “ + “ and 4 “ – “ signs can be arranged in a line such that no two “ – “ signs occur together is
  • a)
    P(10,4)
  • b)
    C(7,4)
  • c)
    C(10,4)
  • d)
    none of these
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Sushil Kumar answered
′+′ signs can be put in a row in one way creating seven gaps shown as arrows:
Now 4′−′ signs must be kept in these gaps. So, no tow ′−′ signs should be together.
Out of these 7 gaps 4 can be chosen in 7C4 ways.

How many three digit odd numbers can be formed by using the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6 if the repetition of digit is not allowed:
  • a)
    216
  • b)
    120
  • c)
    60
  • d)
    None of these
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Lavanya Menon answered
There can be only 3 digits at the last digit (1,3,5) the middle digit should have 5 No's. out of 6, because one digit is used in last digit similarly 1st digit will have 4 No's.
Therefore : 4×5×3 => 60

In how many ways can a cricket team be selected out of 15 players if a particular player has to be included?
  • a)
    C(14,11)
  • b)
    C(14,10)
  • c)
    C(15,11)
  • d)
    C(15,10)
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Pooja Shah answered
11 players can be selected out of 16 in 16C11 ways = 16!/(11! 5!) = 4368 ways. Now, If two particular players is to be included and one particular player is to be rejected, then we have to select 9 more players out of 13 in 13C9 ways.
= 13!/(9! 4!) = 715 ways.

 A man has 3 jackets, 10 shirts, and 5 pairs of slacks. If an outfit consists of a jacket, a shirt, and a pair of slacks, how many different outfits can the man make ?
Correct answer is '150'. Can you explain this answer?

Vijay Kumar answered
Total number of jackets=3
Total number of shirts=10
Total number of pair of slacks=5
Ways of selecting one jacket =3C1=3
Ways of selecting one shirt =10C1=10
Ways of selecting one pair of slack = 5C1=5
Number of different outfits that can be made=3×10×5=150
Number of different outfits that can be made=150

A room has 8 doors. In how many ways, a man can enter in the room through one door and exit through a different door?
  • a)
    5040
  • b)
    40320
  • c)
    56
  • d)
    8
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Naina Sharma answered
The person has 8 options to enter the hall. For each of these 8 options, he has 7 options to exit the hall. Thus, he has 8 × 7 = 56 ways to enter and exit from different doors.

How many numbers are there between 100 and 1000 , in which all the digits are distinct?
  • a)
    729
  • b)
    648
  • c)
    858
  • d)
    546
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Nandini Patel answered
H T U

9.9.8 = 9 x 9 x 8 = 648 numbers

No. of digits in hundreds place should be filled first as the zero should be excluded

(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) = 9 ways

No. of digits in tens place (now the zero can be included but one digit has been used at hundreds place) so, no. of ways we can fill ten's place is = 9 ways

No of digits in units place is any one among the remaining 8 no. = 8 ways

so, 9 x 9 x 8 = 648

The number of different ways in which a man can invite one or more of his 6 friends to dinner is?
  • a)
    30
  • b)
    63
  • c)
    120
  • d)
    15
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

He can invite any one  friend in 6C1 ways = 6 ways:
He can invite any two friends in 6C2 ways = 15 ways
He can invite any three friends in 6C3 ways = 20 ways
He can invite any 4 friends in 6C4ways = 15 ways
He can invite any 5 friends in 6C5 ways = 6 ways
He can invite  all the 6 friends in 6C6 ways= 1 way.
Since any one of these could happen total possibilities are, 6+15+20+15+6+1 = 63.

A coin is tossed 6 times, in how many throws can 4 heads and 2 tails be obtained?
  • a)
    24
  • b)
    18
  • c)
    15
  • d)
    10
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Naina Bansal answered
Whether we toss a coin 6 times or six coins one time the number of arrangement will remain same .

As to find number of ways we get 4 heads and 2 tails out of 6 times  

The number of different ways in which a man can invite one or more of his 6 friends to dinner is
  • a)
    63
  • b)
    15
  • c)
    30
  • d)
    120
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Om Desai answered
He can invite one or more friends by inviting 1 friend, or 2 friends or 3 friends, or all the 6 friends.
1 friend can be selected out of 6 in 6C1 = 6 ways
2 friends can be selected out of 6 in 6C2 = 15 ways
3 friends can be selected out of 6 in 6C3 = 20 ways
4 friends can be selected out of 6 in 6C4 = 15 ways
5 friends can be selected out of 6 in 6C5 = 6 ways
6 friends can be selected out of 6 in 6C6 = 1 ways
Therefore the required number of ways (combinations) = 6 + 15 + 20 + 15 + 6 + 1 = 63

 Four visitors A, B, C & D arrive at a town which has 5 hotels. In how many ways can they disperse themselves among 5 hotels, if 4 hotels are used to accommodate them.
Correct answer is '120'. Can you explain this answer?

Krishna Iyer answered
Given, 
Number of visitors= 4
Number of hotels= 5
So, A can disperse among 5 hotels,
      B can disperse among 4 hotels,
      C can disperse among 3 hotels,
      D can disperse among 2 hotels.
∴ They can disperse in the hotels in 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 = 120 ways

In how many ways, a party of 5 men and 5 women be seated at a circular table, so that no two women are adjacent?
  • a)
    720
  • b)
    14400
  • c)
    2880
  • d)
    1440
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Ayush Joshi answered
Lets first place the men (M). '*' here indicates the linker of round table

* M -M - M - M - M *
which is in (5-1)! ways 

So we have to place the women in between the men which is on the 5 empty seats ( 4 -'s and 1 linker i.e * )
SO 5 women can sit on 5 seats in (5)! ways or 
1st seat in 5 ways
2nd seat 4
3rd seat 3
4th seat 2
5th seat 1

i.e 5*4*3*2*1 ways 

So the answer is 5! * 4! = 2880

How many 4 digit numbers are there, when a digit may be repeated any number of times?
  • a)
    3×43
  • b)
    9×103
  • c)
    104
  • d)
    410
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Nandini Patel answered
If we assume the leading digit can not be zero, then the first 4-digit number is 1000.
The last 4-digit number is 9999.
The number of 4-digit numbers is therefore:
9999 - 1000 + 1 = 9000

——
Another way to calculate this: 
1..9 are available for the first digit —> 9 choices
0..9 are available for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th digits —> 10 choices for each: 10*10*10 = 1000 choices total
and 9*1000 = 9000

If nC8 = nC2, then n is
  • a)
    8
  • b)
    12
  • c)
    10
  • d)
    2
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Explanation:

To solve this problem, we need to use the formula for the combination (nCr), which is given by:

nCr = n! / (r!(n-r)!)

where n is the total number of objects, and r is the number of objects chosen at a time.

Given that nC8 = nC2, we can set up the equation as follows:

n! / (8!(n-8)!) = n! / (2!(n-2)!)

To simplify the equation, we can cancel out the common terms on both sides:

(n-2)! * 8! = (n-8)! * 2!

Now, let's expand the factorials:

(n-2)! * 8 * 7 * 6 * 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 = (n-8)! * 2 * 1

Cancel out the common terms:

8 * 7 * 6 * 5 * 4 * 3 = (n-8)!

We are left with:

8 * 7 * 6 * 5 * 4 * 3 = (n-8)!

Now, let's evaluate the factorial on the left side:

8 * 7 * 6 * 5 * 4 * 3 = 20160

So, we have:

20160 = (n-8)!

To find the value of n, we need to determine the value of (n-8)!. We can do this by finding the factorial of numbers from 1 to 8 until we find a number that is equal to or greater than 20160.

By evaluating the factorials, we find that 8! = 40320, which is greater than 20160. The next factorial, 7!, is equal to 5040, which is less than 20160.

Therefore, n must be greater than 8 but less than 16. The only option that satisfies this condition is option 'C', which is 10.

Hence, the correct answer is option 'C'.

The number of ways in which three different rings can be worn in four fingers with at most one in each finger, are
  • a)
    12
  • b)
    64
  • c)
    24
  • d)
    6
Correct answer is 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Gaurav Kumar answered
The total number of ways is same as the number of arrangements of 4 fingers, taken 3 at a time.
So, required number of ways = 4P3 
= 4!/(4-3)!
= 4!/1!
= 4! => 24

The number of ways in which 5 boys and 3 girls can sit around a round table so that all the girls are not sit together is
  • a)
    4020
  • b)
    4120
  • c)
    4220
  • d)
    4320 
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Sai Kulkarni answered
The correct option is D.
Number of ways in which 8 people can sit around a round table 
= (8 — 1)! = 5040 ways 
If three girls sit together, we consider it as 1 group and these 
three girls can sit in 3! ways. 
So, number of ways in which 3 girls sit together in a 
the circular table of 8 people is 3!5! = 720. 
Required number of ways in which no three girls sit together = 
5040 -720 = 4320  

How many of the 900 three digit numbers have at least one even digit ?
  • a)
    775
  • b)
    875
  • c)
    450
  • d)
    750
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Krishna Iyer answered
Total 3 digit numbers = 900
There are only 5 odd numbers (1,3,5,7,9)
So 3 digit numbers having containing only odd digits = 5*5*5 = 125
So, 3 digit numbers containing at least one even digit = 900–125 = 775

What is the number of diagonals that can be drawn by joining the vertices of a hexagon?
  • a)
    5
  • b)
    12
  • c)
    9
  • d)
    14
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Arun Khanna answered
A diagonal is a line segment joining two non-adjacent vertices of a polygon. A regular hexagon has six sides and six vertices. 

A lady arranges a dinner party for 6 guests .The number of ways in which they may be selected from among 10 friends if 2 of the friends will not attend the party together is
  • a)
    164
  • b)
    140
  • c)
    112
  • d)
    none of these
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Alok Mehta answered
Case I : Both of them don't attend the party.then, no of ways = 8C6 = 28Case 
II : Either of them is selected for party.then, no of ways = 2C1 * 8C5 = 112
Total no of ways = 112+28 = 140

 If (n + 1)! = 20(n – 1)!, then n is equal to
  • a)
    20
  • b)
    5
  • c)
    -5
  • d)
    4
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Vikas Kapoor answered
(n + 1)! = 20 (n – 1)!
n (n + 1) = 20
(n – 4) (n + 5) = 0          
Since, (n – 1)! exists, n ≥ 1
So, n = 4 

The number of all three digit even numbers such that if 5 is one of the digits then next digit is 7 is
  • a)
    360
  • b)
    370
  • c)
    365 
  • d)
    none of these
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Raghav Bansal answered
Correct Answer :- c
Explanation : As given condition is , 5 must be followed by 7. So only possible way is 57X where X denotes 0,2,4,6 and 8.
So,total no. of ways=1×1×5=5
Hence, total ways in which we can make a 3-digit even no. without violating given condition are:
360+5=365

The figures 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 are written in every possible order. The number of numbers greater than 56000 is
  • a)
    98
  • b)
    72
  • c)
    90 
  • d)
    none of these
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Riya Banerjee answered
There are in total 6 numbers, 4,5,6,7,8.
Now consider the number 56000
Consider the numbers of the form
56−−−.
Considering no repetitions we get
3×2×1 = 6 numbers.
Similarly for 57−−− and 58−−−.
Hence 3×6 = 18 numbers.
Now consider the numbers starting with 6.
6−−−−
We get 4×3×2×1 = 24.
Similarly for the numbers starting with 7 and 8 we get in total 24 numbers each.
Hence total number of numbers greater than 56000 will be
= (24×3)+18
= 72+18 = 90

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