Question

There are 5 roads leading to a town from a village. The number of different ways in which a villager can go to the town and return back, is.

• A. 25
• B. 20
• C. 10
• D. $5$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

25

Answer 2

The man can go in 5 ways and he can return in 5 ways. Hence, total number of ways are $5 \times 5 = 25$.