The number of ways of arranging 2 red. 3 white and 5 yellow roses of different sizes into a garland such…

The number of ways of arranging 2 red. 3 white and 5 yellow roses of different sizes into a garland such that no two yellow roses come together is
  1. 2880
  2. 144
  3. 1440
  4. 288

Solution

Given 2 Red, 3 White and 5 Yellow roses. $\Rightarrow \text { Total }=10 \text { roses }$ $\because$ Number of ways of arranging 2 Red and 3 White roses $=(5-1)!=4!$ So, required number of ways $=\frac{4!\times 5!}{2}=\frac{24 \times 120}{2}=1440 .$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2024 (23 May Shift 1)

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