JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Permutations and Combinations Question Bank Circular Permutations

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    In how many ways 7 men and 7 women can be seated around a round table such that no two women can sit together                               [EAMCET 1990; MP PET 2001; DCE 2001; UPSEAT 2002;Pb. CET 2000]

    A) \[{{(7\,!)}^{2}}\]

    B) \[7\,!\,\times \,6\,!\]

    C) \[{{(6\,!)}^{2}}\]

    D) \[7\,!\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Fix up 1 man and the remaining 6 men can be seated in 6! ways.  Now no two women are to sit together and as such the 7 women are to be arranged in seven empty seats between two consecutive men and number of arrangement will be 7!. Hence by fundamental theorem the total number of ways = 7! × 6!.


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