In how many ways can 5 girls be seated in a row so that two girls Ridhi and Sanya are:
(a) always together (b) never together
The number of ways in which first prize may be given = 10.
Number of ways in which second prize may be given = 10.
Number of ways in which third prize may be given = 10.
∴ By fundamental principle of counting, the total number of permutations
= 10 x 10 x 10 = 1000
ALTERNATIVELY : n = 10, r = 3
Number of permutations (for repeat case) = nr = 103 = 1000.
(b) there is no restriction as to the number of prizes that a boy may get.
(c) no boy sets all prizes.
There are 8 students appearing for an examination, of which 3 appear in mathematics paper, and 5 in other different subjects. In how many ways can they be seated if
(a) all the students appearing for mathematics paper are together.
(b) the students appearing for mathematics paper are not all together.
(c) no two students appearing in mathematics paper are seated together ?