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Mathematics Question on permutations and combinations

How many 55 digit telephone numbers can be constructed using the digits 00 to 99, if each number starts with 6767 and no digit appears more than once ?

A

336

B

337

C

335

D

338

Answer

336

Explanation

Solution

Since, telephone number start with 67 , so two digits is already fixed. Now, we have to arrangement of three digits from remaining eight digits (i.e., 0,1,2,3,4,5,8,90,1,2,3,4,5,8,9)
=8P3={ }^{8} P_{3} ways =8!5!=\frac{8 !}{5 !}
=8×7×6=8 \times 7 \times 6
=336=336 ways