Tutors Answer Your Questions about Permutations (FREE)
Question 773522: Nineteen identical ball bearings are to be randomly shared by two girls and three boys anyhow. In how many ways can the ball bearings be shared in such a way that the boys will receive one ball bearing each and the rest go to the girls?
Click here to see answer by stanbon(75887) |
Question 774245: From a list of eight candidates, a personnel officer has to fill one position in the marketing department and one in the customer relations department of the company. How many possible ways can the position be filled?
Click here to see answer by oscargut(2103)  |
Question 774680: A student takes a test consisting of 5 questions. For each question, she must choose either A, B or C.
(a) How many possible ways are there for her to complete the test?
(b) How many of these possibilities include the answer A at least twice?
(c) How many possible ways are there to complete the test without ever giving the same
answer to two consecutive questions?
Click here to see answer by josmiceli(19441)  |
Question 775364: consider words of length 10 which only contain letters from the set {a,e,i,o,u,r,s,t,v,w}, suppose repetition of letters is not allowed.
1. how many different words of length 10 are there?
2. how many different words of length 10 are there if the consonants i.e. r,s,t,v,w and the vowels i,e, a,e,i ,o, u must alternate
3. how many different words of length 10 are there if all five vowels must be adjacent in each word?
Click here to see answer by Edwin McCravy(20054)  |
Question 775939: Three vehicles (one blue, one green and one grey) with a carrying capacity of
12 passengers each are to be used to ferry 30 international tourists and 5 local
tourists (who are a family) from OR Tambo Airport to Soweto. If the logistics manager randomly assigns the tourists to the vehicles, in how many ways can the local tourists use the same vehicle?
Click here to see answer by psbhowmick(878)  |
Question 776097: 1) There exists a 5 digit number N with distinct and non-zero digits such that it equals the sum of all distinct three digit numbers whose digits are all different and are all digits of 'N'. Then the sum of the digits of 'N' is a necessarily?
Answer options:
(a) Perfect Square (b) Cube (c) Even (d) None of these
Click here to see answer by Edwin McCravy(20054)  |
Question 778331: Given the normal distribution of children's ages in a preschool educational program where the mean is 4 years and the standard deviation is 1 year, what is the probability of randomly selecting an age between 4 and 5? what is the z standard score of an age 5? what is the percentage of ages 5 and over? what is the probability of randomly selecting an age 2 and under?
Click here to see answer by psbhowmick(878)  |
Question 778635: 1. How many 5-letter sequences(formed from the 26 letters in the alphabet, with repetition allowed contain exactly one A and exactly two Bs?
2. How many ways are there to pick a man and a women who are not husband and wife from a group of n married couples?
Click here to see answer by psbhowmick(878)  |
Question 781389: OUT OF 8 LADIES AND 7 GENTS, 3 LADIES AND 4 GENTS ARE SELECTED FOR A COMMITTEE. PROVIDED THAT MRS. X WILL NOT JOIN COMMITTEE IF MR. X JOINS THE COMMITTEE.
THEN IN HOW MANY WAYS THE SELECTION IS POSSIBLE ???
Click here to see answer by edjones(8007)  |
|
Older solutions: 1..45, 46..90, 91..135, 136..180, 181..225, 226..270, 271..315, 316..360, 361..405, 406..450, 451..495, 496..540, 541..585, 586..630, 631..675, 676..720, 721..765, 766..810, 811..855, 856..900, 901..945, 946..990, 991..1035, 1036..1080, 1081..1125, 1126..1170, 1171..1215, 1216..1260, 1261..1305, 1306..1350, 1351..1395, 1396..1440, 1441..1485, 1486..1530, 1531..1575, 1576..1620, 1621..1665, 1666..1710, 1711..1755, 1756..1800, 1801..1845, 1846..1890, 1891..1935, 1936..1980, 1981..2025, 2026..2070, 2071..2115, 2116..2160, 2161..2205, 2206..2250, 2251..2295, 2296..2340, 2341..2385, 2386..2430, 2431..2475, 2476..2520, 2521..2565, 2566..2610, 2611..2655, 2656..2700, 2701..2745, 2746..2790, 2791..2835, 2836..2880, 2881..2925, 2926..2970, 2971..3015, 3016..3060, 3061..3105, 3106..3150, 3151..3195, 3196..3240, 3241..3285, 3286..3330, 3331..3375, 3376..3420, 3421..3465, 3466..3510, 3511..3555, 3556..3600, 3601..3645, 3646..3690, 3691..3735, 3736..3780, 3781..3825, 3826..3870, 3871..3915, 3916..3960, 3961..4005, 4006..4050, 4051..4095, 4096..4140, 4141..4185, 4186..4230, 4231..4275, 4276..4320, 4321..4365, 4366..4410, 4411..4455, 4456..4500, 4501..4545, 4546..4590, 4591..4635, 4636..4680, 4681..4725, 4726..4770, 4771..4815, 4816..4860, 4861..4905, 4906..4950, 4951..4995, 4996..5040, 5041..5085, 5086..5130, 5131..5175, 5176..5220, 5221..5265, 5266..5310, 5311..5355, 5356..5400, 5401..5445, 5446..5490, 5491..5535, 5536..5580, 5581..5625, 5626..5670, 5671..5715, 5716..5760, 5761..5805, 5806..5850, 5851..5895, 5896..5940, 5941..5985, 5986..6030, 6031..6075, 6076..6120, 6121..6165, 6166..6210, 6211..6255, 6256..6300, 6301..6345, 6346..6390, 6391..6435, 6436..6480, 6481..6525, 6526..6570, 6571..6615, 6616..6660, 6661..6705, 6706..6750, 6751..6795, 6796..6840, 6841..6885, 6886..6930, 6931..6975, 6976..7020, 7021..7065, 7066..7110, 7111..7155, 7156..7200, 7201..7245, 7246..7290, 7291..7335, 7336..7380, 7381..7425, 7426..7470, 7471..7515, 7516..7560, 7561..7605, 7606..7650, 7651..7695, 7696..7740, 7741..7785, 7786..7830, 7831..7875, 7876..7920, 7921..7965, 7966..8010, 8011..8055, 8056..8100, 8101..8145, 8146..8190, 8191..8235, 8236..8280, 8281..8325, 8326..8370, 8371..8415, 8416..8460, 8461..8505, 8506..8550, 8551..8595, 8596..8640, 8641..8685, 8686..8730, 8731..8775, 8776..8820, 8821..8865, 8866..8910, 8911..8955, 8956..9000, 9001..9045, 9046..9090, 9091..9135, 9136..9180, 9181..9225, 9226..9270, 9271..9315, 9316..9360, 9361..9405, 9406..9450, 9451..9495, 9496..9540, 9541..9585, 9586..9630, 9631..9675, 9676..9720, 9721..9765, 9766..9810, 9811..9855, 9856..9900, 9901..9945, 9946..9990, 9991..10035
|