Came across this question in a P & C book (non-GMAT)
In how many ways can u wear 6 rings in 4 fingers of a hand?
A) 360
B) 4096
C) 1296
Pls show your working....
Thanksss
P & C Problem - 6 Rings
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Na....I got the same...
But the OA is B) 4096
The given solution is like this:
"r things can be given to n persons in n^r ways"
Hence 6 rings can be worn on 4 fingers in 4^6 ways = 4096 ways
OR
(4C1)^6...
Any explanations?
But the OA is B) 4096
The given solution is like this:
"r things can be given to n persons in n^r ways"
Hence 6 rings can be worn on 4 fingers in 4^6 ways = 4096 ways
OR
(4C1)^6...
Any explanations?
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for me its B 4^6rishi235 wrote:Na....I got the same...
But the OA is B) 4096
The given solution is like this:
"r things can be given to n persons in n^r ways"
Hence 6 rings can be worn on 4 fingers in 4^6 ways = 4096 ways
OR
(4C1)^6...
Any explanations?
its a common formula inn P&C
The number of ways in which u can arrange r things to n persons/things is n^r
heres how it works'
consider there are r boxes and n items. the first box can be filled in n ways and the second can be filled in n ways as well ( even thought the first is filled with n ways ,, we can use the same item for filling the second box).
thus the rth box can be filled in n ways as well
Now all the r boxes together can be filled in
n*n*n*n................r times which is n^r ways
use the same logic here
u will get
4*4*4............ 6 times which is 4^6
hope i made is clear...do let me know if u have any doubts...
Got it Sudhir...Thanks
Just cam across another similar problem
Q: In how many ways can u put 9 coins of DIFFERENT values into 2 packs
Ans will straight be 2^9...
But when we modify this questions as:
In how many ways can u put 9 coins of 6 DIFFERENT values into 2 packs..
Ans: 2^9 / 3!....as 3 coins are identical...
Is this the right answer for the modified problem?
Or will d answer b 2^9/2^3?
Kindly advice.... Thanks
Just cam across another similar problem
Q: In how many ways can u put 9 coins of DIFFERENT values into 2 packs
Ans will straight be 2^9...
But when we modify this questions as:
In how many ways can u put 9 coins of 6 DIFFERENT values into 2 packs..
Ans: 2^9 / 3!....as 3 coins are identical...
Is this the right answer for the modified problem?
Or will d answer b 2^9/2^3?
Kindly advice.... Thanks
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You can't answer unless you know the specific duplications.rishi235 wrote:Got it Sudhir...Thanks
Just cam across another similar problem
Q: In how many ways can u put 9 coins of DIFFERENT values into 2 packs
Ans will straight be 2^9...
But when we modify this questions as:
In how many ways can u put 9 coins of 6 DIFFERENT values into 2 packs..
Ans: 2^9 / 3!....as 3 coins are identical...
Is this the right answer for the modified problem?
Or will d answer b 2^9/2^3?
Kindly advice.... Thanks
For example, let's say you have 1c, 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c and 100c coins - that's 6 different values.
However, we could have 9 coins that are:
1c 1c 1c 1c 5c 10c 25c 50c 100c
or
1c 1c 5c 5c 10c 10c 25c 50c 100c
Each of those sets would give a different answer to the question (in the first case, we'd factor out 4!; in the second, we'd factor out 2!2!2!).
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Thanks Stuart & Sudhir...but i've got another doubt now
Q 1 - If v want to arrange 1,2,3,4 in 3 places
1) Without repetition - Ans = 4P3 &
2) With repetition - Ans = 4^3 ??? Is this right?
I'm posting another similar problem from the same P&C book. I'm posting it in this thread as it is similar to the 1st problem and it will b easy for all to relate the difference...
Q 2 - How many 7 letter words can be constructed using 26 letters of the alphabet if each word contains 3 vowels? (REPETITION IS ALLOWED)
No options available....
I didnt follow the explanation given in the book...
It mentions r^n instead of n^r, which sudhir mentioned in his previous post..
Kindly explain this discrepancy ....
Thanks...
Q 1 - If v want to arrange 1,2,3,4 in 3 places
1) Without repetition - Ans = 4P3 &
2) With repetition - Ans = 4^3 ??? Is this right?
I'm posting another similar problem from the same P&C book. I'm posting it in this thread as it is similar to the 1st problem and it will b easy for all to relate the difference...
Q 2 - How many 7 letter words can be constructed using 26 letters of the alphabet if each word contains 3 vowels? (REPETITION IS ALLOWED)
No options available....
I didnt follow the explanation given in the book...
It mentions r^n instead of n^r, which sudhir mentioned in his previous post..
Kindly explain this discrepancy ....
Thanks...
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rishi ur right on this one..but dont confuse urself too much with P's and z^3....heres how its works...rishi235 wrote:Thanks Stuart & Sudhir...but i've got another doubt now
Q 1 - If v want to arrange 1,2,3,4 in 3 places
1) Without repetition - Ans = 4P3 &
2) With repetition - Ans = 4^3 ??? Is this right?
Thanks...
u have 3 places and 4 numbers..
without repetition
first place can be filled from 4 numbers in 4 ways
second place in 3 ways ( one number is already used in the first place)
3rd place in 2 ways ( 2 numbers already used)
thus its 4*3*2 = 24 or 4P3...
with repetition
first place in 4 ways
2nd place also in 4 ways ( u can take the same number again ..so u again have 4 numbers to choose from )
3rd also in 4 ways
thus its 4*4*4 = 64 or 4^3 ...
Hope it helps u..do let us know if have any doubts
Sorry, could we take another look at the original problem?
I think the answer is A - my own math aside, heres an example from MGMAT cominatorics strategy:
If there are 7 people in a room, but only 4 chairs, how many different seating arrangements are possibe;
Answer; 7!/3! = 840. So, we have more 'rings', the same amount of 'fingers', but far fewer combos. Plus, 4,000+ just seems counterintuiitive to me.
Not sure how the answer isn't 6!/2~ = 360 unless I'm misreading the original problem...thoughts?
I think the answer is A - my own math aside, heres an example from MGMAT cominatorics strategy:
If there are 7 people in a room, but only 4 chairs, how many different seating arrangements are possibe;
Answer; 7!/3! = 840. So, we have more 'rings', the same amount of 'fingers', but far fewer combos. Plus, 4,000+ just seems counterintuiitive to me.
Not sure how the answer isn't 6!/2~ = 360 unless I'm misreading the original problem...thoughts?
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Because nothing in the question says there's a maximum number of rings per finger, where in the chair/people question it's 1 person per chair.BILL wrote:Sorry, could we take another look at the original problem?
I think the answer is A - my own math aside, heres an example from MGMAT cominatorics strategy:
If there are 7 people in a room, but only 4 chairs, how many different seating arrangements are possibe;
Answer; 7!/3! = 840. So, we have more 'rings', the same amount of 'fingers', but far fewer combos. Plus, 4,000+ just seems counterintuiitive to me.
Not sure how the answer isn't 6!/2~ = 360 unless I'm misreading the original problem...thoughts?
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