permutations

consider seven digit numbers x1 x2 .... x7 ≠0 having the prop that x4 is the greatest digit and the digit to left and right of x4 are in decreasing order then total number of such numbers in which all the digits are distinct is....???

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Lokesh Verma ·

first we have to chose 7 distinct numbers from 1 to 9
that can be done in 9C2 ways

NOw the largest is fixed at x4

frmo the remaining 6, make 2 partitions of 3 each ...

each will give one way... to find x1,x2, x3

thus

no of ways is

9C2. x 6C3

62
Lokesh Verma ·

20x9x4

720?

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