1. Number of selections of atleast 10 articles from 19 different articles is.
A) 2^19 B) 2^18 C) 2^19 - 1 D) 2^18 - 1 E) None
Hello abhi 07
Number of ways for selection of at least 10 articles from 19 different articles is
19c0 +19c1 +19c2 +19c3+19c4+.....+19c10=E
Also, 19c1 +19c2 +19c3+19c4+.....+19c19 = 219
And 19c0 =19c19 , 19c2=19c17+.....
Thus E+E=219 and E=218
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There were 90 questions in an exam. If 1 mark was awarded for every correct answer and 1/3rd mark was deducted for every wrong answer, how many different net scores were possible in the exam?
How many different size squares are there in a square grid of five by seven?
Hello Reeshabh,
from 1 x 1 to 5 x 5
5 different size squares .
What is the sum of all the four digit numbers made using the digits 1,2,3,4 (with as well as without repetition)?
Hello Richa ,
1234 = 10³ • 1 + 10² • 2 + 10 • 3 + 4
10³ • 1 will occur altogether in 3! ways similarly each of 10³•2 , 10³•3 , 10³•4 will occur in 3! ways .
10³•1 + 10²•2 + 10•3+ 4
10³•2 + 10²•3 + 10•4 + 1
10³•3 + 10²•4 + 10•1 + 2
10³ •4 + 10²•3 + 10•2 + 1
Required sum :
3! × ( 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 ) + (10³+ 10² + 10 +1)
Hence , 6 × ( 1+2+3+4) × 1111 = 66660
If repition allowed :
_ _ _ _
Keep one digit fixed . We are left with 3 blanks and 4 digits
So fill them in 4 × 4 × 4 ways
Hence , (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) × 4³ × 1111 = 711040
how many pairs of divisors of 21600 will have h.c.f 6..?
Hello Aniket ,
6k and 6n are the factors , where k and n are coprime to each other .
=> k,n are the coprime factors of 3600.
3600 = 24 32 52
k = 2a1 3b1 5c1
n = 2a2 3b2 5c2
one of a1 , a2 has to be 0
=> ( 5 x 5) – ( 4 x 4) = 9 cases
one of b1 , b2 has to be 0
=> ( 3 x 3 ) – ( 2 x 2 )= 5 cases
one of c1 , c2 has to be 0
=> ( 3 x 3 ) – ( 2 x 2 )= 5 cases
Hence , total number of ordered pair solution : 9 x 5 x 5 – 1 = 224 cases
Unordered pairs 224/2 = 112
Please share the solution to the problem below:
In all the words formed by the letters of the word RAINBOW are arranged in a dictionary form, then what is the position of the word RAINBOW in that dictionary
A) 3136
B) 3361
C) 3631
D) 1363
Hello Richa,
Arrange letters in alphabetical order: ie, A,B,I,N,O,R,W.
Now words starting with A/B/I/N/O will come
ahead of the words starting with R.
Words starting from A :
A _ _ _ _ _ _
you can arrange remaining letters in 6! ways .
6! = 720
Same with B, I, N, O. That makes it 720 x 5 = 3600 words
3601st Word will start with R followed by A,
followed by B. The remaining 4 letters can be arranged in 4! = 24
ways. Then Next would be RAIB => (3!) = 6 ways. Then next would
be RAINBOW. Add and get the answer.
You can see words starting with A , B , I , N and O make up 3600 words . By options if you go only option (C) is more than 3600 . Hence 3631 will be the answer .
In how many ways can you select exactly 7 letters from 3A, 4B, 2C and 1D?
Hello Samyak,
Selecting 7 out of given 10 letters is same as not selecting 3letters out of 10
Hence ,
Three case :
(i)All same ( ppp)
2 ways : 3A's or 3B's
(ii) 2 same (ppq)
3c2 × 3 = 9 ways
(iii) three distinct ( pqr)
4C3 = 4 ways
Total : 9 + 4 + 2 = 15 ways
HI SIR, could you please explain this question? P.S- I did not understand it from the solution given in the mock.
Two cards are randomly selected from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that one of them is a Queen and the other is a black card.
Hello Richa
A standard deck of card has 52 cards.
Equal number of cards(13) of 4 different suits :
Spade - Black
Diamond -Red
Heart - Red
Club - Black
We have to select a queen and a black card :
there are 26 black cards and 4 queens ( 2 red , 2 black )
Two cases :
(i) Red Queen and a Black Card
(ii) Black Queen and A Black Card
For case (i) -
select a red queen from 2 red queens in 2C1 ways and a black card in 26C1ways
Hence , 2 x 26 = 52 ways
For case (ii)
total number of ways to select two black cards = 26C2
Number of ways to select two black non-queen cards = 24C2
Hence, the number of ways in which at least one black queen ( at most 2) is chosen
26C2 - 24C2 = 49
Probability = ( 49 + 52)/(52C2)
Sir, why can't in case (ii) we simply do 2C1 (for one black queen) and 25C1 (selecting one card from the remaining 25 black cards. This way also we will get at least one (and at most 2 queens).
But this gives the answer as 50 instead of 49. So, what is wrong with this method?
If you do this, there is one case where you have chosen BOTH the queens in your selection. As per the question, you should have ONE queen and ONE black card.
Sir could you please explain the solution after a+b+c=15
Hello Diksha,
Number of whole number solutions for
a + b + c + .......( r terms ) = N
=> ( N + r -1) C ( r -1)
When both ( chocolates and boxes ) identical make cases :
Distributing 1 , 2, 3 ,4 , ......., 9 , 10 chocolates we are left with 57 - 55 = 2 chocolates .
1. ( 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 + 1 , 10 + 1 )
2. ( 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5 , 6, 7 ,8 . 9+2 , 10)
3. ( 1 , 2,3, 4, 5 , 6, 7 , 8 , 9 , 10+2 )
3 ways .
how many pairs of x and y are possible if
x2-5y2=1232
Every perfect square can be written as 5k, 5k+1 or 5k + 4 form.
If x2 is in the form of 5k then x2 – 5y2 will be a multiple of 5.
If x2 is in the form of 5k+1 then x2– 5y2 will be 1 more than a multiple of 5.
If If x2 is in the form of 5k+4 then x2– 5y2 will be 4 more than a multiple of 5.
Now we can see 1232 gives 2 as a remainder when divided by 5,
Hence, x2 – 5y2 = 1232 will have no integer solution.
Four circular tables are arranged such that their centers from a square. If each table can accommodate 4 persons, in how many ways can 16 people be selected across such an arrangement?
Sir, I have a doubt in this question. I agree that for the 1st person, all the tables are alike so he can select any one table in 1 way. After that, why are there 4 different ways for him to be seated at that table? Aren't the chairs on that particular table too alike for him? So shouldn't the ways of selecting the chair be 1 instead of 4? Please clarify.
A box contains 5 chips, numbered from 1,2,3,4 and 5. Chips are drawn randomly one at a time without replacement until the sum of the values drawn exceeds 4. What is the probability that 3 draws are required?
4 cases :
( 1 , 2 ) , ( 2 ,1) , (1,3) and (3,1)
probability of getting 1 is : 1/5 and probability of getting 2 from the remaining 4 chips is 1/4
Hence , 1/4 x 1/5 = 1/20
Each of these 4 cases has 1/4 x 1/5 chance . Hence , (1/20) x 4 = 1/5
Except the 7 chairs occupied by friends there will be 28 chairs and space between those chairs = 29
Select 7 spaces out of 29 in 29C7ways arrange them in 29C7 x 7!
Hence , 29P7 ways .
