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Sampurna-Dec 2.0 (CA Foundation)

Basic Concepts of Permutation and Combination DPP-04

1. 12
C8 =
(1) 215 (2) 495 8. Out of 10 consonants and 4 vowels, how many
(3) 745 (4) None of these words can be formed each containing 6 consonants
and 3 vowels?
2. The value of 12C4 + 12C3 is (1) 10
C7  4 C3 (2) 10
C6  4 C3  9!
(1) 715 (2) 710 10
(3) C6  4 C3  10! (4) None
(3) 716 (4) None of these

3. If 18Cr = 18Cr + 2, then the value of rC5 is 91

9. If n C6  n – 2C3  , then the value of n is _____
(1) 55 (2) 50 4
(3) 56 (4) None of these (1) 15 (2) 14
(3) 13 (4) None
4. 8 points marked on the circumference of a circle.
10. From 6 boys and 4 girls, 5 are to be seated, if there
The number of chords obtained by joining these in
must be exactly 2 girls then the number of ways of
pairs is
selection is _________ .
(1) 25 (2) 27
(1) 240 (2) 120
(3) 28 (4) None of these
(3) 60 (4) None
5. In forming a committee of 5, out of 5 males and 6
females how many choices you have to make if 11. You have to make a choice of 4 balls out of one red,
there are 2 males? one blue and ten white balls. The number of ways
(1) 150 (2) 200 this can be done to always include the red ball is
(3) 1 (4) 461 _________ .
(1) 11
C3 (2) 10
C3
6. Every two person shakes hands with each other in a (3) 10
C4 (4) None
party and total number of hand shakes is 66. The
number of guests in the party is
(1) 11 (2) 12 12. The way of selecting 4 letters of the word
‘EXAMINATION’ is
(3) 13 (4) 14
(1) 136 (2) 130
(3) 125 (4) None of these
7. If you have to make a choice of 7 questions out of
10 questions set, you can do it in _________ number
of ways.
(1) 10
C7 (2) 10
P7
10
(3) C7  7! (4) None
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Answer Key
1. (2) 7. (1)
2. (1) 8. (2)
3. (3) 9. (4)
4. (3) 10. (2)
5. (2) 11. (1)
6. (2) 12. (1)
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Hints and Solutions

1. (2) So, the number of chords obtained by joining these
We know that, in pairs is
n n! = 8C2
Cr 
r !   n – r ! 8!

12! 2!   8 – 2 !
12
Thus, C8 
8!  12 – 8 ! 8! 8  7  6!
  =28
12  11  10  9  8! 2  6! 2  6!
 Hence, option (3) is correct i.e., 28.
4  3  2  1  8!
12  11  10  9 5. (2)
  495
4  3  2 1 Given,
So, the value of 12 C8 is 495. Number of males = 5
Hence, option (2) is correct i.e., 495. Number of females = 6
Since, there should be 2 males thus number of
2. (1) females should be 3.
We know that Therefore, number of selections to be made is
n 1
Cr  n Cr  n Cr –1
5
C2 + 6C3
5! 6!
Thus, 12
C4  12 C3  13C4 = 
2!  3! 3!  3!
13!
 =5×2×5×4
4!  13 – 4 ! = 200 ways
13  12  11  10  9! Hence, option (2) is correct i.e., 200.
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4  3  2  1  9!
13  12  11  10 6. (2)
  715 Let the number of guests be n.
4  3  2 1 Now, we need 2 people for hand shakes, so selecting
So, the value of 12 C4  12 C3 is 715. 2 persons from n persons can be done in nC2 ways.
Hence, option (1) is correct i.e., 715. According to the question,
n
C2 =66
3. (3) n!
Given:18Cr = 18Cr + 2  =66
 n – 2 !  2!
We know that, nCx = nCy  x = y or x + y = n
Since, 18Cr = 18Cr + 2 n   n – 1   n – 2 !
  66
 r + r + 2 = 18 2   n – 2 !
 2r + 2 = 18  n 2 – n  132
 2r = 18 – 2
 n 2 – n – 132  0
16
 r  n 2  11n – 12n – 132  0
2
 n  n  11 – 12  n  11  0
r=8
8! 8!   n  11 n – 12   0
Thus, rC5 = 8C5 =    56
5!   8 – 5 ! 5!  3!  n  11  0 or n  12  0
Therefore, the value of rC5 is 56.  n  –11 or 12
Hence, option (3) is correct i.e., 56.  n = 12 (Since number of guest can’t be negative)
Therefore, the number of guests in the party is 12.
4. (3) Hence, option (2) is correct i.e., 12.
Given: Number of points on the circle = 8
To draw the chord we need 2 points on the 7. (1)
circumference of the circle. Total number of questions = 10
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Questions to be selected = 7 Now, out of 5 seats 2 are occupied by girls so

Thus, to choose 7 questions out of 10 questions, it remaining 3 will be occupied by boys.
can be done in 10C7 different ways. Thus, the selection of 3 boys out of 6 can be done in
Hence, option (1) is correct i.e., 10C7. 6
C3 ways.
Total number of selection = 4C2 × 6C3
8. (2) 4! 6!
Given,  
2!  2! 3!  3!
Number of consonants =10
Number of vowels = 4 43 65 4
= 
Thus, selection of 6 consonants out of 10 can be 2 1 3  2 1
done in 10C6 ways. = 120
Now, selection 3 vowels out of 4 vowels can be Hence, option (2) is correct i.e., 120.
done in 4C3 ways.
Since, there are 9 letters which can be arranged in 9! 11. (1)
ways to form a word. Given,
Therefore, the total number of words formed Total red balls = 1
= 10C6 × 4C3 × 9!. Total blue balls = 1
Hence, option (2) is correct i.e., 10C6 × 4C3 × 9!. Total white balls = 10
As, the number of balls to be selected is 4 out of
9. (4) which 1 red ball should always be included, thus the
91 selection of remaining 3 balls can be done in 11C3
Given: nC6  n - 2C3= ways.
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Therefore, total number of choices = 1× 11C3 = 11C3
n!  n – 2 ! 91 Hence, option (1) is correct i.e., 11C3.
  
6!   n – 6 ! 3!    n – 2  – 3 ! 4
12. (1)
n!  n – 2 ! 91 In the word ‘EXAMINATION’ ,
  
6!   n – 6 ! 3!   n – 5 ! 4 Total letters = 11
n! 3!   n – 5 ! 91 Number of ‘A’ = 2
   Number of ‘I’ = 2
6!   n – 6 !  n – 2 ! 4
Number of ‘N’ = 2
n  n – 1 n – 2 ! 3!  n – 5   n – 6 ! 91 Thus, we have E, X, M, T, O, (AA), (II), (NN) i.e. 8
   distinct letters.
6  5  4  3!   n – 6 !  n – 2 ! 4
Case I: When all are distinct
n  n – 1 n – 5 91 8
C4 ways = 70 ways
 
30 1 Case II: 2 letters alike and 2 distinct (e.g: MTNN,
 n  n – 1 n – 5   2730 EOII etc)
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C1 7C2 ways = 63 ways
Since, n = 15, 14, 13 are not satisfying the above
Case III: 2 letters alike and 2 letters alike (e.g: IINN,
equation.
IAIA etc)
Hence, option (4) is correct i.e., None. 3
C2 ways = 3 ways
Total way of selecting 4 letters of the word
10. (2)
‘EXAMINATION’ is
Given: There are 6 boys and 4 girls
= 70 + 63 + 3 = 136
Since, there must be exactly 2 girls thus the
Hence, option (1) is correct i.e., 136.
selection can be done in 4C2 ways.

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