Question 61

The number of ways that 5 Marathi, 3 English and 3 Tamil books be arranged if the books of each language are to be kept together is

Solution

Marathi, English and Tamil books can be arranged in 3! ways.

All the Marathi books can be arranged among themselves in 5! ways.

Similarly, the English and Tamil books can be arranged among themselves in 3! ways.

The total number of ways in which the books can be arranged = 3!*5!*3!*3!

=25920

A is the correct answer.

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