Q24 / 98 · NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) 2020 · Mathematics · Permutation Combination

The number of ways in which 5 boys and 4 girls can be arranged on a circular table such that no two girls sit together and two particular boys are always together is

  • Correct answer
    A
    288
  • B
    44
  • C
    720
  • D
    540

Solution

Let two particular boys as one boy, we have only four boys which can be seated at a round table in 3! ways.
The two boys together can be arranged in 2 ways.
So, boys can be seated in 2×3! ways.
Figure
B1B2 are together. Now 4 girls can be seated at four places (marked ×) in 4! ways.
⇒ Required number of ways =3!×2×4!
=6×2×24=288 ways

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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