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Circular permutations

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  • Q1
    How many ways can 5 people sit around a circular table if two seating arrangements are considered the same when everyone has the same neighbors?
    120
    24
    60
    12
    30s
  • Q2
    In a circular race track, 8 athletes are starting the race at equidistant points along the track. If the starting positions are numbered 1 through 8 in a clockwise direction, in how many different ways can the athletes choose their starting positions so that no athlete starts at position 1?
    5040
    720
    2520
    40320
    30s
  • Q3
    A necklace is to be made by stringing together 5 different colored beads. If the arrangement of beads is considered identical when it can be rotated or flipped, how many distinct necklaces can be created?
    24
    60
    120
    12
    30s
  • Q4
    Is the total number of ways in which n distinct objects can be arranged around a fixed circle?
    Distinguishable Permutations
    Circular Permutation
    Permutations
    Combinations
    30s
  • Q5
    Formula for circular permutation?
    (n - 2)!
    (n - 3)!
    n!
    ( n - 1)!
    30s

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