How many different sequences of scans are allowed for any given person's original scan?
Correct Answer: 11
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Understanding the constraint
Exactly one out of the five scans cannot be changed in order. This means:
- Either all five scans are in the correct order, or
- Exactly two scans are swapped (their positions interchanged).
Step 2: Case 1 — All scans in correct order
This is just the original sequence: \[ 1 \ \text{way} \]
Step 3: Case 2 — Exactly two scans are interchanged
Choose any two out of the five scans to swap: \[ \binom{5}{2} = 10 \ \text{ways} \]
Step 4: Total possibilities
Adding both cases: \[ 1 + 10 = 11 \]
Final Answer:
\[ \boxed{11} \]
How many different sequences are allowed for any given person's original scan?
- 7
- 5
- 8
- 13
The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
Given:
The original scan sequence is: \[ \text{TIMRL} \] We count the number of valid sequences based on specific allowed swaps.
Step-by-Step Counting:
- All sequences same as original: \[ 1 \ \text{way} \]
- Interchange of TI:
- Swap TI → 1 way
- Swap TI and RL together → 1 way
- Interchange of IM:
- Swap IM → 1 way
- Swap IM and RL together → 1 way
- Interchange of MR:
- Swap MR → 1 way
- Swap MR and TI together → 1 way
- Interchange of RL: \[ 1 \ \text{way} \]
Total Count:
Adding all possibilities: \[ 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 8 \]
Final Answer:
\[ \boxed{\text{8 ways}} \]
How many different sequences of scans are allowed for any given person's original scan?
Correct Answer: 15
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Problem setup
We have a starting sequence: \[ \text{TIMTRL} \] There are 6 slots, and the allowed variation is swapping any two positions to form a new sequence.
Step 2: Counting swaps
The number of ways to select any two positions out of six to swap is: \[ \binom{6}{2} = 15 \] However, within these \( 15 \) swaps, there is one case where swapping does not create a new sequence — swapping the two T's.
Step 3: Removing the duplicate
Since swapping the identical T’s produces the same arrangement, we subtract that case: \[ \text{Number of new sequences} = \binom{6}{2} - 1 = 14 \]
Step 4: Including the original sequence
We must include the original (unswapped) sequence as well: \[ \text{Total sequences} = 14 + 1 = 15 \]
Final Answer:
\[ \boxed{15 \ \text{Possible Sequences}} \]
How many different sequences of scans are allowed if the original scan sequence is LRLTIM?
- 8
- 11
- 13
- 14
The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
The given scan sequence is LRLTIM. We need to determine the number of distinct sequences that can be formed by rearranging these letters. Since there are repeating elements, we use the formula for permutations of multiset:
The formula to find permutations of a multiset is:
P(n; n1, n2, ..., nk) = n! / (n1! * n2! * ... * nk!)
where:
- n is the total number of elements (in this case, 6 due to LRLTIM).
- n1, n2, ..., nk are the frequencies of each distinct element.
In LRLTIM:
- L appears 2 times.
- R appears 1 time.
- T appears 1 time.
- I appears 1 time.
- M appears 1 time.
Thus, the permutation formula becomes:
P(6; 2, 1, 1, 1, 1) = 6! / (2! * 1! * 1! * 1! * 1!)
Calculating step-by-step:
- 6! = 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 720
- 2! = 2 × 1 = 2
- The product of 1! for each is simply 1.
- Hence, the number of distinct sequences = 720 / 2 = 360
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