JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Permutations and Combinations Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Permutations and Combinatioins

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    A shop keeper sells three varieties of perfumes and he has a large number of bottles of the same size of each variety in this stock. There are 5 places in a row in his show case. The number of different ways of displaying the three varieties of perfumes in the show case is

    A) 6

    B) 50

    C) 150

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] Number of ways of displaying without restriction \[={{3}^{5}}\] Number of ways in which all places are occupied by single variety \[=3\times 1\] Number of ways in which all places are occupied by two different varieties \[{{=}^{3}}{{C}_{2}}[{{2}^{5}}-2]\] [\[\because \] There are two ways when all places will be occupied by single variety each.] \[\therefore \] No. of way of displaying all three varieties \[={{3}^{5}}-3{{-}^{3}}{{C}_{2}}({{2}^{5}}-2)=150\]


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