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In how many ways can 3 books on Hindi and 3 books on English be arranged in a row on a shelf, so that not all the Hindi books are together?
MathematicsPermutation CombinationNDANDA 2008 (Phase 2)
Options:
  • A 144
  • B 360
  • C 576
  • D 720
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 576
Total number of arrangement $=6 !=720$ Total number of arrangement while all the Hindi books are together $=4 ! \times 3 !=24 \times 6=144$ $\therefore$ The number of ways, in which books are arranged, while all the Hindi books are not together $=720-144=576$

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