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9709 P52 - Jun 2023 - Q6 - 10 marks
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In a group of 25 people there are 6 swimmers, 8 cyclists and 11 runners. Each person competes in only one of these sports. A team of 7 people is selected from these 25 people to take part in a competition.

(a) Find the number of different ways in which the team of 7 can be selected if it consists of exactly 1 swimmer, at least 4 cyclists and at most 2 runners. [4]

For another competition, a team of 9 people consists of 2 swimmers, 3 cyclists and 4 runners. The team members stand in a line for a photograph.

(b) How many different arrangements are there of the 9 people if the swimmers stand together, the cyclists stand together and the runners stand together? [2]

(c) How many different arrangements are there of the 9 people if none of the cyclists stand next to each other? [4]

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