Arrangements with some letters or people restricted to particular places
This type of question, asked 4 times: 2 May 2023 S2, 12 May 2024 S2, 11 Apr 2026 S1, 17 Apr 2026 S1. All 4 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2 May 2023 S2
137Number of different nine-digit numbers that can be formed from the digits in 223355888 by rearranging, so that the odd digits occupy even positions, isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
12 May 2024 S2
119The number of words that can be formed by using the letters of the word CALCULATE such that each word starts and ends with a consonant, areTap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
11 Apr 2026 S1
53There are boys and girls seated in a row for a photograph. The number of ways in which a photograph can be taken if the girls occupy only odd places is...Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
17 Apr 2026 S1
52The number of arrangements of the letters in the word SOLAPUR, so that consonants and vowels are placed alternately isTap an option to check your answer.