Saturday, 1 December 2012

How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1,2,3,4 and 5 when repetition of digits is allowed and if repitition of digits is not allowed.......

How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1,2,3,4 and 5 when repetition of digits is allowed and if repetition of digits is not allowed.......

Sol :


When Repetition is allowed   :

There are five digits, 1,2,3,4 and 5. Every digit can be selected any number of times. Hence , we can select first digit five times. The second digit 5 times and the third digit five times.
Therefore the number of ways in which the selection of three digits can be made  5x5x5x ways = 125 ways.



When repetition is not allowed   :


Under the condition , first digit can be selected 5 ways. After the selection of first digit four digits are left. Second digit can be selected in four ways and third digit can be selected in three ways.

Therefore  The total  number of ways of selecting three digits is 5x4x3 = 60 ways.......

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