The number of circular permutations of 7 dissimilar things taken 5 at a time is
A
2520
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B
1260
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C
500
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D
504
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Solution
The correct option is C 504 Selection of 5 things out of 7 things can be done in 7C5 ways and circular permutation of these 5 things can be done in (5−1)!=4! ways.
Hence total number of required ways =7C5.4!=7!5!.2!×4!=504