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  • If A1, A2, A3, A4, ..... A10 are speakers for a meeting and A1 always speaks after, A2 then the number of ways they can speak in the meeting is


  • Options
  • A. 9!
  • B. 9!/2
  • C. 10!
  • D. 10!/2

  • Correct Answer
  • 10!/2 

    Explanation

    As A1 speaks always after A2, they can speak only in  1st  to 9th places and 

     

    A2 can speak in 2nd to 10 the places only when A1 speaks in 1st place 

     

    A2 can speak in 9 places the remaining 

     

     A3, A4, A5,...A10  has no restriction. So, they can speak in 9.8! ways. i.e

     

    when A2 speaks in the first place, the number of ways they can speak is 9.8!.

     

    When A2 speaks in second place, the number of ways they can speak is  8.8!.

     

    When A2 speaks in third place, the number of ways they can speak is  7.8!. When A2 speaks in the ninth place, the number of ways they can speak is 1.8!

     

     

     

    Therefore,Total Number of ways they can  speak = (9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1) 8! =  9 2 ( 9 + 1 ) 8 !  = 10!/2

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