Multiple separation conditions combined

Questions with multiple simultaneous separation requirements (e.g., some items together AND other items not together, or fixed ends with separation constraints).

3 questions

CAIE S1 2020 March Q4
4 Richard has 3 blue candles, 2 red candles and 6 green candles. The candles are identical apart from their colours. He arranges the 11 candles in a line.
  1. Find the number of different arrangements of the 11 candles if there is a red candle at each end.
  2. Find the number of different arrangements of the 11 candles if all the blue candles are together and the red candles are not together.
CAIE S1 2023 March Q7
3 marks
7
  1. Find the number of different arrangements of the 9 letters in the word DELIVERED in which the three Es are together and the two Ds are not next to each other.
  2. Find the probability that a randomly chosen arrangement of the 9 letters in the word DELIVERED has exactly 4 letters between the two Ds.
    Five letters are selected from the 9 letters in the word DELIVERED.
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  3. Find the number of different selections if the 5 letters include at least one D and at least one E . [3]
    If you use the following lined page to complete the answer(s) to any question(s), the question number(s) must be clearly shown.
SPS SPS FM Statistics 2024 January Q8
8. A teacher has 10 different mathematics books. Of these books, 5 are on Algebra, 3 are on Calculus and 2 are on Trigonometry. The teacher arranges all 10 books in random order on a shelf.
a) Find the probability that the Calculus books are next to each other and the Trigonometry books are next to each other. \section*{In this question you must show detailed reasoning.} b) Find the probability that 2 of the Calculus books are next to each other but the third Calculus book is separated from the other 2 by at least 1 other book.