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Suppose-once-more-we-re-asked-to-choose-four-students-from-high-school-class-of-15-to-form-a-committee-but-this-time-we-have-a-restriction-we-don-t-want-to-committee-to-consist-of-all-seniors-or-al

Question Number 119364 by bobhans last updated on 24/Oct/20 $${Suppose}\:{once}\:{more}\:{we}'{re}\:{asked}\: \\ $$$${to}\:{choose}\:{four}\:{students}\:{from}\:{high}\:{school} \\ $$$${class}\:{of}\:\mathrm{15}\:{to}\:{form}\:{a}\:{committee} \\ $$$${but}\:{this}\:{time}\:{we}\:{have}\:{a}\:{restriction} \\ $$$$:\:{we}\:{don}'{t}\:{want}\:{to}\:{committee}\:{to} \\ $$$${consist}\:{of}\:{all}\:{seniors}\:{or}\:{all}\:{juniors} \\ $$$$.{suppose}\:{there}\:{are}\:{eight}\:{seniors} \\ $$$${and}\:{seven}\:{juniors}\:{in}\:{the}\:{class}.\:{How}\:{many} \\…

In-how-many-ways-can-the-letters-of-the-word-LEVITATE-be-arranged-if-the-vowels-must-not-be-next-to-each-other-

Question Number 118822 by Don08q last updated on 20/Oct/20 $$\:\mathrm{In}\:\mathrm{how}\:\mathrm{many}\:\mathrm{ways}\:\mathrm{can}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{letters}\:\mathrm{of}\: \\ $$$$\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{word}\:{LEVITATE}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{arranged}\:\mathrm{if} \\ $$$$\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{vowels}\:\mathrm{must}\:\mathrm{not}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{next}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{each} \\ $$$$\:\mathrm{other} \\ $$ Answered by benjo_mathlover last updated on 20/Oct/20…

How-many-sets-of-3-numbers-each-can-be-formed-from-the-numbers-1-2-3-20-if-no-two-consecutive-numbers-are-to-be-in-a-set-

Question Number 118694 by benjo_mathlover last updated on 19/Oct/20 $${How}\:{many}\:{sets}\:{of}\:\mathrm{3}\:{numbers}\:{each}\:{can} \\ $$$${be}\:{formed}\:{from}\:{the}\:{numbers}\:\left\{\:\mathrm{1},\mathrm{2},\mathrm{3},…,\mathrm{20}\:\right\}\:{if}\:{no} \\ $$$${two}\:{consecutive}\:{numbers}\:{are}\:{to}\:{be}\:{in}\:{a}\:{set}\:? \\ $$ Answered by bemath last updated on 19/Oct/20 $$\Rightarrow\:\begin{pmatrix}{\mathrm{18}}\\{\:\:\mathrm{3}}\end{pmatrix}\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{18}×\mathrm{17}×\mathrm{16}}{\mathrm{3}×\mathrm{2}×\mathrm{1}}\:=\:\mathrm{3}×\mathrm{17}×\mathrm{16}=\mathrm{816} \\…

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Question Number 118555 by bramlexs22 last updated on 18/Oct/20 Answered by benjo_mathlover last updated on 18/Oct/20 $${Start}\:{with}\:{the}\:\mathrm{4}\:{non}−{red}\:{slots},\:{then}\:{we} \\ $$$${have}\:\begin{pmatrix}{\mathrm{5}}\\{\mathrm{2}}\end{pmatrix}\:{ways}\:{in}\:{which}\:{we}\:{can}\:{assigned}\:{of} \\ $$$${inserting}\:{the}\:{red}\:{slots}\:{to}\:{get}\:{a}\:{sequence}\:{of} \\ $$$$\mathrm{8}\:{categorised}\:{slots}\:{where}\:{the}\:{red}\:{slots}\: \\ $$$${are}\:{all}\:{apart}\:.\:{So}\:{the}\:{number}\:{of}\:{ways}\:{is}\:…

1-solve-the-equation-x-49-50-x-50-49-49-x-50-50-x-49-2-How-many-numbers-from-12-to-12345-inclusive-have-digits-which-are-consecutive-an-in-increasing-order-reading

Question Number 118489 by bramlexs22 last updated on 18/Oct/20 $$\left(\mathrm{1}\right)\:{solve}\:{the}\:{equation}\:\frac{{x}−\mathrm{49}}{\mathrm{50}}\:+\:\frac{{x}−\mathrm{50}}{\mathrm{49}}\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{49}}{{x}−\mathrm{50}}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{50}}{{x}−\mathrm{49}} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{2}\right)\:{How}\:{many}\:{numbers}\:{from}\:\mathrm{12}\:{to}\:\mathrm{12345}\: \\ $$$${inclusive}\:{have}\:{digits}\:{which}\:{are}\: \\ $$$${consecutive}\:{an}\:{in}\:{increasing}\:{order}, \\ $$$${reading}\:{from}\:{left}\:{to}\:{right}\:?\: \\ $$ Answered by benjo_mathlover last updated…

If-all-the-words-with-or-without-meaning-are-written-using-the-letters-of-the-word-QUEEN-and-are-arranged-as-in-English-dictionary-What-is-the-position-of-the-word-QUEEN-a-44th-b-45th-c-46th-d-47th-

Question Number 52381 by Necxx last updated on 07/Jan/19 $${If}\:{all}\:{the}\:{words}\:{with}\:{or}\:{without} \\ $$$${meaning}\:{are}\:{written}\:{using}\:{the} \\ $$$${letters}\:{of}\:{the}\:{word}\:{QUEEN}\:{and} \\ $$$${are}\:{arranged}\:{as}\:{in}\:{English} \\ $$$${dictionary}.{What}\:{is}\:{the}\:{position} \\ $$$${of}\:{the}\:{word}\:{QUEEN}? \\ $$$$\left.{a}\left.\right)\left.\mathrm{4}\left.\mathrm{4}{th}\:{b}\right)\mathrm{45}{th}\:{c}\right)\mathrm{46}{th}\:{d}\right)\mathrm{47}{th} \\ $$ Answered…

The-sum-of-the-digits-in-the-unit-place-of-all-four-digit-numbers-formed-using-the-numbers-3-4-5-andL-6-without-repetition-is-a-432-b-108-c-36-d-18-

Question Number 52379 by Necxx last updated on 07/Jan/19 $${The}\:{sum}\:{of}\:{the}\:{digits}\:{in}\:{the}\:{unit} \\ $$$${place}\:{of}\:{all}\:{four}\:{digit}\:{numbers} \\ $$$${formed}\:{using}\:{the}\:{numbers}\:\mathrm{3}\:\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{5}\:{and}\mathscr{L} \\ $$$$\mathrm{6}\:{without}\:{repetition}\:{is} \\ $$$$\left.{a}\left.\right)\left.\mathrm{4}\left.\mathrm{32}\:{b}\right)\mathrm{108}\:{c}\right)\mathrm{36}\:{d}\right)\mathrm{18} \\ $$ Answered by tanmay.chaudhury50@gmail.com last updated…

8-digit-numbers-are-formed-using-1-1-2-2-2-3-4-4-The-number-of-such-numbers-in-which-the-odd-digits-do-not-occupy-odd-places-is-a-160-b-120-c-60-d-48-

Question Number 52278 by Necxx last updated on 05/Jan/19 $$\mathrm{8}\:{digit}\:{numbers}\:{are}\:{formed}\:{using} \\ $$$$\mathrm{1}\:\mathrm{1}\:\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{3}\:\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{4}.\:{The}\:{number}\:{of}\:{such} \\ $$$${numbers}\:{in}\:{which}\:{the}\:{odd}\:{digits} \\ $$$${do}\:{not}\:{occupy}\:{odd}\:{places}\:{is} \\ $$$$\left.{a}\left.\right)\left.\mathrm{1}\left.\mathrm{60}\:{b}\right)\mathrm{120}\:{c}\right)\mathrm{60}\:{d}\right)\mathrm{48} \\ $$ Answered by tanmay.chaudhury50@gmail.com last updated…

An-8-digit-number-divisible-by-9-is-to-be-formed-using-digits-from-0-to-9-without-repeating-the-digits-The-number-of-ways-in-which-this-can-be-done-is-a-72-7i-b-18-7i-c-40-7i-d-36-7i-please-I-m

Question Number 52276 by Necxx last updated on 05/Jan/19 $${An}\:\mathrm{8}\:{digit}\:{number}\:{divisible}\:{by}\:\mathrm{9}\:{is} \\ $$$${to}\:{be}\:{formed}\:{using}\:{digits}\:{from} \\ $$$$\mathrm{0}\:{to}\:\mathrm{9}\:{without}\:{repeating}\:{the}\:{digits}. \\ $$$${The}\:{number}\:{of}\:{ways}\:{in}\:{which}\:{this} \\ $$$${can}\:{be}\:{done}\:{is}? \\ $$$$\left.{a}\left.\right)\left.\mathrm{7}\left.\mathrm{2}\left(\mathrm{7}{i}\right)\:{b}\right)\mathrm{18}\left(\mathrm{7}{i}\right)\:{c}\right)\mathrm{40}\left(\mathrm{7}{i}\right)\:{d}\right)\mathrm{36}\left(\mathrm{7}{i}\right) \\ $$$$ \\ $$$${please}\:{I}\:{mean}\:\boldsymbol{{factorial}}\:{by}\:{i}.{The} \\…