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  • Question
  • In the below word how many words are there in which R and W are at the end positions? RAINBOW


  • Options
  • A. 120
  • B. 180
  • C. 210
  • D. 240

  • Correct Answer
  • 240 

    Explanation

    When R and W are the first and last letters of all the words then we can arrange them in 5!ways. Similarly When W and R are the first and last letters of the words then the remaining letters can be arrange in 5! ways.

    Thus the total number of permutations = 2 x 5!  = 2 x 120 = 240


  • Permutation and Combination problems


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    • 1. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the first, the seventh, the ninth and the tenth letters of the word RECREATIONAL, using each letter only once, which of the following will be the third letter of the word? If more than one such word can be formed, give ?X? as the answer. If no such word can be formed, give ?Z? as the answer.

    • Options
    • A. T
    • B. X
    • C. N
    • D. R
    • Discuss
    • 2. How many four digit even numbers can be formed using the digits {2, 7, 5, 3, 9, 1} ?

    • Options
    • A. 59
    • B. 60
    • C. 61
    • D. 64
    • Discuss
    • 3. There are 41 students in a class, number of girls is one more than number of guys. we need to form a team of four students. all four in the team cannot be from same gender. number of girls and guys in the team should NOT be equal. How many ways can such a team be made ?

    • Options
    • A. 49450
    • B. 50540
    • C. 46587
    • D. 52487
    • Discuss
    • 4. The Number of times the digit 8 will be written when listing the integers from 1 to 1000 is :

    • Options
    • A. 100
    • B. 200
    • C. 300
    • D. 400
    • Discuss
    • 5. A Group consists of 4 couples in which each of the 4 persons have one wife each. In how many ways could they be arranged in a straight line such that the men and women occupy alternate positions?

    • Options
    • A. 1152
    • B. 1278
    • C. 1296
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. A college has 10 basketball players. A 5-member team and a captain will be selected out of these 10 players. How many different selections can be made?

    • Options
    • A. 1260
    • B. 210
    • C. 210 x 6!
    • D. 1512
    • Discuss
    • 7. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'CORPORATION' be arranged so that the vowels always come together

    • Options
    • A. 50000
    • B. 40500
    • C. 5040
    • D. 50400
    • Discuss
    • 8. In how many ways can a group of 5 men and 2 women be made out of a total of 7 men and 3 women?

    • Options
    • A. 54
    • B. 64
    • C. 63
    • D. 36
    • Discuss
    • 9. How many 3-digit numbers can be formed with the digits 1,4,7,8 and 9 if the digits are not repeated ?

    • Options
    • A. 60
    • B. 26
    • C. 50
    • D. 64
    • Discuss
    • 10. Find the number of ways to arrange 4 people in groups of 3 at a time where order matters?

    • Options
    • A. 20
    • B. 16
    • C. 24
    • D. 36
    • Discuss


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