Question

1.How many combinations are possible from the letters HOLIDAY if the letters are taken?

Answer 1

Using the combination formula, it is found that:

1. A. 7 combinations are possible.

B. 21 combinations are possible.

C. 1 combination is possible.

2. There are 245 ways to group them.

What is the combination formula?

$C_{n,x}$ is the number of different combinations of x objects from a set of n elements, given by:

$C_{n,x} = \frac{n!}{x!(n-x)!}$

Exercise 1, item a:

One letter from a set of 7, hence:

$C_{7,1} = \frac{7!}{1!6!} = 7$

7 combinations are possible.

Item b:

Two letters from a set of 7, hence:

$C_{7,2} = \frac{7!}{2!5!} = 21$

21 combinations are possible.

Item c:

7 letters from a set of 7, hence:

$C_{7,7} = \frac{7!}{0!7!} = 1$

1 combination is possible.

Question 2:

Three singers are taken from a set of 7, and four dances from a set of 10, hence:

$T = C_{7,3}C_{10,4} = \frac{7!}{3!4!} \times \frac{10!}{4!6!} = 245$

There are 245 ways to group them.

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