Permutation and combination related questions are common in PSC and Bank exams.
Before going to Combinations and Permutations, first lean about factorial.
If \'n\' is a positive integer then, factorial of n is denoted as n!.
5! = ( 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 ) = 120
4! = (1 x 2 x 3 x 4 ) = 24
Permutations are for lists of items, whose order matters and combinations are for group of items where order doesn’t matter. in other words,
The number of permutations of n objects taken r at a time is determined by using this formula:
P(n,r)=n!/(n−r)!
Permutation: Listing your 3 favourite football team in order, from list of 10 teams. P(10,3) = 720.
The number of combinations of n objects taken r at a time is determined by using this formula:
C(n,r)=n!/((n−r)!r!)
Combination: Picking a team of 3 people from a football coaching group of 10. C(10,3) = 10!(3!(10−3)!) = 120.