SPS SPS FM Statistics 2026 January — Question 8

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS FM Statistics (SPS FM Statistics)
Year2026
SessionJanuary
TopicPermutations & Arrangements
TypeArrangements with adjacency requirements

8. Each of the 7 letters in the word DIVIDED is printed on a separate card. The cards are arranged in a row.
  1. How many different arrangements of the letters are possible?
  2. In how many of these arrangements are all three Ds together? The 7 cards are now shuffled and 2 cards are selected at random, without replacement.
  3. Find the probability that at least one of these 2 cards has D printed on it.
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