OCR S1 2011 June — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicPermutations & Arrangements
TypeArrangements with adjacency requirements

6 A group of 7 students sit in random order on a bench.
  1. (a) Find the number of orders in which they can sit.
    (b) The 7 students include Tom and Jerry. Find the probability that Tom and Jerry sit next to each other.
  2. The students consist of 3 girls and 4 boys. Find the probability that
    (a) no two boys sit next to each other,
    (b) all three girls sit next to each other.