Permutation and Combination - Partitioning Distinct Objects into Groups

Permutation and Combination - Partitioning Distinct Objects into Groups

6 marks

In how many ways can \(8\) people be divided into

  1. groups of \(2\) people and \(6\) people,[1]
  2. \(2\) groups of \(4\) people,[2]
  3. \(4\) groups of \(2\) people,[2]
  4. \({{1}^{\mathrm{st}}}\) pair, \({{2}^{\mathrm{nd}}}\) pair, \({{3}^{\mathrm{rd}}}\) pair and the \({{4}^{\mathrm{th}}}\) pair.[1]

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Answer:(i) \(28\) (ii) \(35\) (iii) \(105\) (iv) \(2520\)

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