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A person writes letters to six friends and addresses the corresponding envelopes. In how many ways can the letters be placed in the envelopes so that,

(a) At least two of them are in the wrong envelopes?

(b) All the letters are in the wrong envelopes?


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Solution

Step 1: (a) To determine at least two of them are in the wrong envelopes:

The number of ways in which at least two of them are in the wrong envelopes is

r=26Cn-rnDr=Cn-2nD2+Cn-3nD3+Cn-4nD4+Cn-5nD5+Cn-6nD6

Here n=6

r=26C6-16D,C46.2!(1-11!+12!)+C36.3!(1-11!+12!-13!)+C26.4!(1-11!+12!-13!+14!)+C16.5!(1-11!+12!-13!+14!-15!)+C06.6!(1-11!+12!-13!+14!-15!+16!)

=15+40+135+264+265=719

Therefore, 719 ways are there to which at least two of them are in the wrong envelopes.

Step 2: (b) To determine all the letters are in the wrong envelopes:

The number of ways in which all the letters are in the wrong envelopes is

6!(1-11!+12!-13!+14!-15!+16!)=720(12-16+124-1120+1720)=360-120+30-6+1=265

Therefore, 265ways are there to which all the letters are in the wrong envelops.


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