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CBSEENMA11015700

From 6 different novels and 3 different dictionaries, 4 novels and 1 dictionary are to be selected and arranged in a row on a shelf so that the dictionary is always in the middle. The number of such arrangements is

  • At least 750 but less than 1000

  • At least 1000

  • Less then 500

  • At least 500 but less than 750

Solution

B.

At least 1000

Number of ways of selecting 4 novels from 6 novels
= 6C4
Number of ways of selecting 1 dictionary from
3 dictionaries = 3C1
Required arrangements = 6C4 × 3C1 × 4! = 1080
=> At least 1000