Permutation and Combination Class 8
Permutation and Combination Class 8
EXERCISE
1. How many distinct four digit numbers divisible by 4 can be formed using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 any
number of times? [Pradnya 95]
2. Find the number of ten digit numbers in which the sum of all the digits is three. [Pradnya 93]
3. The lengths of sides of triangles are some or all of 2cm, 3cm and 4cm. What is the maximum number
of triangles that can be drawn satisfying this condition? [Pradnya 93]
4. ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ and ‘E’ are five speakers to speak at a meeting. If ‘B’ is not to speak before ‘A’, in
how many ways can they take their turns? [Pradnya 89]
5. Using digits from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9 four digit numbers are written in such a way that every
following digit of the number is larger than the previous one. How many such numbers can be
written? [Pradnya 88]
6. How many four digit numbers can be formed using the digits 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9 no digits being
repeated? How many of these will be greater than 7000?
8. A game of mixed doubles tennis is to be arranged from a group of 12 players including 4 girls and 8
boys. Find the number of different ways in which the game can be arranged?
10. If 15 parallel lines are intersected by 13 other parallel lines, find the total number of different
parallelograms thus formed.
11. Find the number of diagonals that can be drawn by joining the vertices of a plane polygon of 10
sides.
12. A cricket team of 11 players is to be formed from 16 players including 4 bowlers and 2 wicket
keepers. In how many different ways can a team be formed so that the team contains
(i) exactly 3 bowlers and 1 wicket keeper
(ii) at least 3 bowlers and at least 1 wicket keeper.
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Answer Key
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