CAIE S1 2010 June — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicPermutations & Arrangements
TypeItems NOT together (general separation)

7 Nine cards, each of a different colour, are to be arranged in a line.
  1. How many different arrangements of the 9 cards are possible? The 9 cards include a pink card and a green card.
  2. How many different arrangements do not have the pink card next to the green card? Consider all possible choices of 3 cards from the 9 cards with the 3 cards being arranged in a line.
  3. How many different arrangements in total of 3 cards are possible?
  4. How many of the arrangements of 3 cards in part (iii) contain the pink card?
  5. How many of the arrangements of 3 cards in part (iii) do not have the pink card next to the green card?