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In a class of 10 students,there are 3 girls . The numbers of ways they can be arranged in a row , so that no two girls are consecutive, is K.8! where the sum of the digits of K is?

4 2 6 1 3 5 7 0

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Prashant Kr
Mar 20, 2015

There are 8 gaps among 7 boys . The three girls can be arranged in these 8 places in 8 P 3 ^8P_{3} ways also the 7 boys can be arranged in 7! So; required number of permutations = 7! . 8 P 3 ^8P_{3} =42.8!
So: K=42 and sum of the digits of K Is 4+2= 6

Good question for warm up!

Sravanth C. - 6 years, 2 months ago

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Try the other one I posted named as "the interview " it is cool :)

Prashant Kr - 6 years, 2 months ago

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