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Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 1

Direction for questions 1 to 2 : Read passage below and solve the questions based on it.
Tn a horticultural show, a participant arranged a total of 1000 fruits of four types in a long straight line He first placed one apple, then two mangoes, three oranges, four custard apples, five apples, six mangoes, seven oranges, eight custard apples and so on (with apples followed by mangoes, oranges, custard apples in that order) uplo the 1000th fruit.

What was the 1000th fruit?

Detailed Solution for Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 1

Fruits are ordered like 1. Apple 2. Mangoes 3 Oranges 4. Custard apple Fruits arc being pul up first one. then two, then three, then four and so oil.

1 + 2 + 3 + ... +44 = 990
So, the 45th fruit will be the 100th fruit. Since we are having a set of four different types of fruits, 45th will be Apple.

Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 2

Direction for questions 1 to 2: Read passage below and solve the questions based on it.
In a horticultural show, a participant arranged a total of 1000 fruits of four types in a long straight line He first placed one apple, then two mangoes, three oranges, four custard apples, five apples, six mangoes, seven oranges, eight custard apples and so on (with apples followed by mangoes, oranges, custard apples in that order) uplo the 1000th fruit.

Q.

What was the position of the 100th Mango?

Detailed Solution for Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 2

Fruits are ordered like 1. Apple 2. Mangoes 3 Oranges 4. Custard apple Fruits arc being pul up first one. then two, then three, then four and so oil.

Mangoes will come like 2, 6, 10, 14 etc. 100th mango will come 2 + 6 + 10 + 14 + 18 + 22 + 26 + 2= 100
100th mango will come in its 8th turn.
Before that apple must have got its 8th turn, orange and custard apple must have got their 7th turn.
Total apples displayed till now = 1 + 5 + 9 + ... + 29= 120
Total oranges displayed till now = 3 + 7+11 + ... +27=105
Total custard apples displayed till now = 4 + 8+ 12 + ... +28= 112
So, total fruits displayed till now (other than mangoes) = 337
So, the position of the 100th mango = 437

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Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 3

Consider S = (1, 2, 3,... 10). In how many ways two numbers from S can be selected so that the sum of the numbers selected is a double digit number?

Detailed Solution for Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 3

Given, S=(1, 2, 3, …,10).

Two numbers from S are to be selected, such that the sum of the numbers selected is a double-digit number.

If one of the selected number is 10, then, the other number can be any one of 1, 2, 3, ..., 9. So, the number of ways =9.

If one of the selected number is 9, then, the other number can be any one of 1, 2, 3, ..., 8. So, the number of ways =8.

If one of the selected number is 8, then, the other number can be any one of 2, 3, ..., 7. So, the number of ways =6.

If one of the selected number is 7, then, the other number can be any one of 3, 4, ..., 6. So, the number of ways =4.

If one of the selected number is 6, then, the other number can be any one of 4, 5. So, the number of ways =2.

⇒ Total number of ways =9+8+6+4+2=29

Hence, the correct answer is 29.

Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 4

Find the number of non-negative integer solutions to the system of equations a + b + c + d + e = 20 and a + b + c = 5 is

Detailed Solution for Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 4

Given a + b + c + d+ e = 20 ...(1)

a + b + c = 5 ... (2)

Given, system of equations is equivalent to a + b + c = 5 ...(3)
and d+ e = 15

Number non-negative integral solutions of equation (3)

Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 5

In a test of 10 multiple choice questions of one correct answer, each having 4 alternative answers, then the number of ways to put ticks at random for the answers to all the questions is

Detailed Solution for Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 5

Each of the questions can be answered in 4 ways. So, 10 questions can be answered in 410 ways.

Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 6

IfN be an element of the set A= {1,2,3,5,6,10,15,30} and P, Q and R are integers such that PQR = N, then the number of positive integral solutions of PQR = N, is 

Detailed Solution for Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 6

This is nothing but the application of the concept of number of factors (see Number System).

Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 7

Number of ways in which n distinct things can be distributed among n persons so that atleast one person does not get anything is 232. Find n.

Detailed Solution for Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 7

nn - n! = 232. Use options now.

Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 8

The number of employees in a nationalised bank in a small town is 10, out of which 4 are female and the rest male. A committee of 5 is to be formed. If m be the number of ways to form such a committee in which there is atleast one female employee and n be the number of ways to form such a committee whichincludes at least two male employees, then find the ratio m:n.

Detailed Solution for Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 8

Now take different cases to fulfill the conditions given.

Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 9

In how many ways 4 men and 4 women can be seated in a row so that men and women are alternate?

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Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 10

There were two women participating in a chess tournament. Every participant played two games with the other participates. The number of games that the men played among themselves proved to exceed by 66 number of games that the men played with the women. The number of participants is

Detailed Solution for Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 10

Let there be n men participants. 

Then the number of games that the men play between themselves is 2×nC2​ and the number of games that the men played with the women is 2×(2n).
∴2×nC2​−2×2n=66 (by hypothesis)
or n2−5n−66=0 or n=11
Hence, the number of participants is 11 men + 2 women =13.

Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 11

A tea party is arranged for 16 people along the two sides of a long table with 8 chairs on each side. Four men wish to sit on one particular side and two on the other side. In how many ways can they be seated?

Detailed Solution for Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 11

Four persons have chosen to sit on one particular side (assume side A) and two persons on the other side (assume side B). So, we are supposed to select four persons for side A from the remaining 10 persons and remaining six persons will be sitting on side B. Number of ways 4 persons can be selected from 10 persons = 10C4

Number of ways 6 persons can be selected from the remaining 6 persons = 6C6

Number of ways 8 persons can be arranged on side A = 8!
Number of ways 8 persons can be arranged on side B = 8!
Total number of ways = 10C4 x 6C6 x 8! x 8!

Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 12

There are 12 intermediate stations between two places A and B. In how many ways can a train be made to stop at 4 of these 12 intermediate stations that no two stations are consecutive?

Detailed Solution for Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 12

L et S 1, S2, . . . , S8 denote the stations w here the train does not stop. The four stations where the train stops should be at any four of the nine places indicated by cross.

Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 13

If the number of ways in which n different things can be distributed among n persons so that at least one person does not get any thing is 232 then what is the value of vfl

Detailed Solution for Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 13

The number of ways in which n things are distributed among n persons such that every person gets one thing is n!

The total number of ways of distributing n things among n people where each person can get any number of things is nn

Therefore, the total number of ways in which n things are distributed among n persons such that at least one person gets nothing is nn−n!

∴nn−n!=232

There is no general method of solving this equation. By trial and error

22−2!=2

33−3!=21

44−4!=232

∴n=4

Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 14

How many three-digit numbers with distinct digits can be formed such that the product of the digits is the cube of a positive integer?

Detailed Solution for Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 14

Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 15

In how many ways is it possible to choose a white square and a black square on a chessboard so that the squares must not lie in the same row or column?

Detailed Solution for Test: Permutation & Combination- 4 - Question 15

First a black square can be selected in 32 ways. Out of remaining rows and columns, 24 white squares remain. 1 white square can them be chosen in 24 ways. So total no. of ways of selection is 32*24 = 768

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