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O-LevelAdditional MathematicsPermutations and combinations4037/21 · May/June 2019 · Q97 Marks

Find the number of different ways the televisions can be arranged.

  1. (a)(i)Find the number of different ways the televisions can be arranged.[1]
  2. (a)(ii)Of these television sets, 6 are made by company A and 5 are made by company B. Find the number of different ways the televisions can be arranged so that no two sets made by company A are next to each other.[2]
  3. (b)(i)Calculate the number of different groups of 4 people that have exactly 3 women.[2]
  4. (b)(ii)Calculate the number of different groups of at most 4 people where the number of women is the same as the number of men.[2]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2019). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [B1] 39 916 800
  2. [M1] 5!6! oe
  3. [A1] 86 400
  4. [M1] ⁵C₃ × ³C₁ oe
  5. [A1] 30
  6. [M1] ⁵C₂ × ³C₂ + ⁵C₁ × ³C₁ oe
  7. [A1] 45

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Topic
Permutations and combinations, O-Level Additional Mathematics (syllabus 4037). Structured question, 7 marks.
Source
O-Level Additional Mathematics, May/June 2019 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 9.

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