Arithmetic Ability
Permutations and Combinations

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Q.

Suppose you want to arrange your English, Hindi, Mathematics, History, Geography and Science books on a shelf. In how many ways can you do it?

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Correct choice: C

Explanation:

We have to arrange 6 books. The number of permutations of n objects is n! = n. (n – 1) . (n – 2) ... 2.1 Here n = 6 and therefore, number of permutations is 6.5.4.3.2.1 = 720
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