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If there are 5 letters written to 5 different people and 5 envelopes addressed to them, then the number of ways in which these letters can be arranged so that no letter goes into its corresponding envelope is
MathematicsPermutation CombinationTS EAMCETTS EAMCET 2021 (04 Aug Shift 2)
Options:
  • A 9
  • B 24
  • C 44
  • D 119
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 44

Given that 5 letters are written to 5 different people and 5 envelopes addressed to them

The number of ways in which these letters can be arranged so that no letter goes into its corresponding envelope is equal to number of derangement of 5 objects

The derangement of n objects is

n!1-11!+12!-13!+..............+-1n1n!

Here, n=5

=5! 1-11!+12!-13!+14!-15!

=5×4×3×2×1 1-11+12×1-13×2×1+14×3×2×1-15×4×3×2×1

=1201-1+12-16+124-1120

=12060-20+5-1120

=44

Hence, the number of ways to put 5 letters in 5 addressed envelopes, so that all are in wrong envelopes is 44.

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