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Question Number 21768 by Tinkutara last updated on 03/Oct/17
Six cards and six envelopes are numbered  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and cards are to be placed  in envelopes so that each envelope  contains exactly one card and no card  is placed in the envelope bearing the  same number and moreover the card  numbered 1 is always placed in envelope  numbered 2. Then the number of ways  it can be done is
$$\mathrm{Six}\:\mathrm{cards}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{six}\:\mathrm{envelopes}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{numbered} \\ $$$$\mathrm{1},\:\mathrm{2},\:\mathrm{3},\:\mathrm{4},\:\mathrm{5},\:\mathrm{6}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{cards}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{placed} \\ $$$$\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{envelopes}\:\mathrm{so}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{each}\:\mathrm{envelope} \\ $$$$\mathrm{contains}\:\mathrm{exactly}\:\mathrm{one}\:\mathrm{card}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{no}\:\mathrm{card} \\ $$$$\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{placed}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{envelope}\:\mathrm{bearing}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{same}\:\mathrm{number}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{moreover}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{card} \\ $$$$\mathrm{numbered}\:\mathrm{1}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{always}\:\mathrm{placed}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{envelope} \\ $$$$\mathrm{numbered}\:\mathrm{2}.\:\mathrm{Then}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{number}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{ways} \\ $$$$\mathrm{it}\:\mathrm{can}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{done}\:\mathrm{is} \\ $$
Commented by mrW1 last updated on 09/Oct/17
153 ?
$$\mathrm{153}\:? \\ $$
Commented by Tinkutara last updated on 10/Oct/17
No.
$$\mathrm{No}. \\ $$

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