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Combinatorics and Probability

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Practices

Good examples

  • Words of length 10 are formed using the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J. Let x be the number of such words where no letter is repeated; and let y be the number of such words where exactly one letter is repeated twice and no other letter is repeated. y9x=?\frac{y}{9x}=?
  • How many ways to draw 5 cards from a deck and get at least a pair?
  • How many ways to draw 5 cards from a deck and get two pairs?

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