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Question Number 111272 by Aina Samuel Temidayo last updated on 03/Sep/20 $$\mathrm{Tricolours}\:\mathrm{flags}\left(\mathrm{each}\:\mathrm{flag}\:\mathrm{having}\right. \\ $$$$\mathrm{three}\:\mathrm{different}\:\mathrm{strips}\:\mathrm{of} \\ $$$$\left.\mathrm{non}−\mathrm{overlapping}\:\mathrm{colours}\right)\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{be} \\ $$$$\mathrm{designed}\:\mathrm{using}\:\mathrm{white},\mathrm{blue},\mathrm{red},\mathrm{yellow} \\ $$$$\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{black}\:\mathrm{strips}.\:\mathrm{How}\:\mathrm{many}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{flags}\:\mathrm{have}\:\mathrm{blue}\:\mathrm{colour}? \\ $$ Answered…

How-many-ways-can-the-letters-in-the-word-MATHEMATICS-be-rearranged-such-that-the-word-formed-neither-starts-nor-ends-with-a-vowel-and-any-four-consecutive-letters-must-contain-at-least-a-vowel-

Question Number 110729 by mr W last updated on 30/Aug/20 $$\mathrm{How}\:\mathrm{many}\:\mathrm{ways}\:\mathrm{can}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{letters}\:\mathrm{in} \\ $$$$\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{word}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{MATHEMATICS}} \\ $$$$\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{rearranged}\:\mathrm{such}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{word} \\ $$$$\mathrm{formed}\:\mathrm{neither}\:\mathrm{starts}\:\mathrm{nor}\:\mathrm{ends}\:\mathrm{with}\:\mathrm{a}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{vowel},\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{any}\:\mathrm{four}\:\mathrm{consecutive}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{letters}\:\mathrm{must}\:\mathrm{contain}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{least}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{vowel}? \\ $$ Answered by…

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Question Number 110524 by Aina Samuel Temidayo last updated on 29/Aug/20 $$\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{blind}\:\mathrm{man}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{place}\:\mathrm{6}\:\mathrm{letters}\:\mathrm{into}\:\mathrm{6} \\ $$$$\mathrm{pigeon}\:\mathrm{holes},\:\mathrm{how}\:\mathrm{many}\:\mathrm{ways}\:\mathrm{can} \\ $$$$\mathrm{atleast}\:\mathrm{5}\:\mathrm{letters}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{wrongly}\:\mathrm{placed}? \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{Note}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{only}\:\mathrm{one}\:\mathrm{letter}\:\mathrm{must}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{a}\right. \\ $$$$\left.\mathrm{pigeon}\:\mathrm{hole}\right). \\ $$ Answered by mr…

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Question Number 110523 by Aina Samuel Temidayo last updated on 29/Aug/20 $$ \\ $$$$\mathrm{In}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{square}\:\mathrm{PQRS},\:\mathrm{K}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{midpoint}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{PQ},\:\mathrm{L}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{midpoint}\:\mathrm{of} \\ $$$$\mathrm{QR},\:\mathrm{M}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{midpoint}\:\mathrm{RS},\:\mathrm{N}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{midpoint}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{SP}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{O}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{midpoint} \\ $$$$\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{KM}.\:\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{line}\:\mathrm{segment}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{drawn}\:\mathrm{from} \\ $$$$\mathrm{each}\:\mathrm{pair}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{points}\:\mathrm{from} \\…

How-many-ways-can-the-letters-in-the-word-MATHEMATICS-be-rearranged-such-that-the-word-formed-either-starts-or-ends-with-a-vowel-and-any-three-consecutive-letters-must-contain-a-vowel-

Question Number 110498 by Aina Samuel Temidayo last updated on 29/Aug/20 $$\mathrm{How}\:\mathrm{many}\:\mathrm{ways}\:\mathrm{can}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{letters}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{word}\:\mathrm{MATHEMATICS}\:\mathrm{be} \\ $$$$\mathrm{rearranged}\:\mathrm{such}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{word}\:\mathrm{formed} \\ $$$$\mathrm{either}\:\mathrm{starts}\:\mathrm{or}\:\mathrm{ends}\:\mathrm{with}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{vowel},\:\mathrm{and} \\ $$$$\mathrm{any}\:\mathrm{three}\:\mathrm{consecutive}\:\mathrm{letters}\:\mathrm{must} \\ $$$$\mathrm{contain}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{vowel}? \\ $$ Commented…

in-how-many-ways-can-you-put-40-identical-balls-into-20-identical-boxes-such-that-each-box-obtains-at-least-one-ball-and-at-most-5-balls-

Question Number 175567 by mr W last updated on 02/Sep/22 $${in}\:{how}\:{many}\:{ways}\:{can}\:{you}\:{put}\:\mathrm{40} \\ $$$${identical}\:{balls}\:{into}\:\mathrm{20}\:{identical}\:{boxes} \\ $$$${such}\:{that}\:{each}\:{box}\:{obtains}\:{at}\:{least}\:{one} \\ $$$${ball}\:{and}\:{at}\:{most}\:\mathrm{5}\:{balls}? \\ $$ Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact:…

How-many-are-the-permutations-of-1-a-little-rubik-s-cube-with-4-squares-by-side-2-a-classical-one-with-9-squares-by-side-

Question Number 109488 by bubugne last updated on 24/Aug/20 $${How}\:{many}\:{are}\:{the}\:{permutations}\:{of} \\ $$$$\mathrm{1}\:−\:{a}\:{little}\:{rubik}'{s}\:{cube}\:{with}\:\mathrm{4}\:{squares}\:{by}\:{side} \\ $$$$\mathrm{2}\:−\:{a}\:{classical}\:{one}\:{with}\:\mathrm{9}\:{squares}\:{by}\:{side} \\ $$ Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact: info@tinkutara.com

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Question Number 109387 by mr W last updated on 19/Sep/20 $$\boldsymbol{\mathrm{SUCCESSFULLY}} \\ $$$${How}\:{many}\:{different}\:{words}\:{can}\:{you} \\ $$$${form}\:{using}\:{these}\:{letters}\:{so}\:{that}\:{no} \\ $$$${two}\:{same}\:{letters}\:{are}\:{adjacent}? \\ $$ Commented by bobhans last updated on…

Question-43824

Question Number 43824 by Necxx last updated on 15/Sep/18 Answered by MJS last updated on 16/Sep/18 $$\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)!=\frac{\sqrt{\pi}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)!+\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)!=\sqrt{\pi} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{A}\right)\:\mathrm{1}!=\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{B}\right)\:\:\mathrm{sin}\:\mathrm{45}°\:=\frac{\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{C}\right)\:\:\sqrt{\mathrm{arccos}\:−\mathrm{1}}=\sqrt{\pi}…

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Question Number 174855 by byaw last updated on 12/Aug/22 $$\mathrm{Find}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{number}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{ways}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{committee}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{people}\:\mathrm{can}\:\mathrm{be} \\ $$$$\mathrm{chosen}\:\mathrm{from}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{group}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{5}\:\mathrm{men} \\ $$$$\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{7}\:\mathrm{women}\:\mathrm{when}\:\mathrm{it}\:\mathrm{contains} \\ $$$$\mathrm{people}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{both}\:\mathrm{sexes}\:\mathrm{and} \\ $$$$\mathrm{there}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{least}\:\mathrm{as}\:\mathrm{many} \\ $$$$\mathrm{women}\:\mathrm{as}\:\mathrm{men}. \\ $$ Answered…