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Standard XII
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In how many w...
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In how many ways can
10
examination papers be arranged so that the best and worst papers never come together?
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Solution
Number of ways of arranging
10
exam papers
=
10
P
10
=
10
!
ways.
Let us consider the best and worst paper as one group and all other papers as different..
Number of ways of arranging
9
groups is
9
P
9
=
9
!
=
ways.
Best and worst paper can themselves be arranged in
2
P
2
=
2
!
=
2
ways.
Total number of arrangements with best and worst papers together
=
9
!
×
2
ways.
Hence, total number of arrangements with them not together
=
10
!
−
2
×
9
!
=
8
×
9
!
ways.
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