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- Unit-7 Permutations and CombinationsUnit-7
Unit-7 Permutations and Combinations
In this unit you will study about the Multiplication principle, permutations, combinations and Binomial Theorem.
Suppose you have five different presents and you want to distribute them to 3 children. In how many ways can you do it?
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This is the number of ways of arranging 3 out of 5 objects. So, this can be done in P(5, 3) ways. Here, n = 5, r = 3 and n − r + 1 = 5 − 3 + 1 = 3. Hence, P(5, 3) = 5 × 4 × 3 = 60. So, the presents can be distributed in 60 ways.