Question
(a) How many different arrangements are there of the 11 letters in the word REQUIREMENT? [2]
(b) How many different arrangements are there of the 11 letters in the word REQUIREMENT in which the two Rs are together and the three Es are together? [1]
(c) How many different arrangements are there of the 11 letters in the word REQUIREMENT in which there are exactly three letters between the two Rs? [3]
Five of the 11 letters in the word REQUIREMENT are selected.
(d) How many possible selections contain at least two Es and at least one R? [4]
Mark scheme
6(a) 11! M1 11! alone on numerator – must be a fraction.
2!3! k! × m! on denominator, k = 1, 2, m = 1, 3, 1 can be
implied but cannot both = 1.
No additional terms
3326400 A1 Exact value only
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6(b) 8! = 40320 B1 Evaluate, exact value only
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6(c) 9! M1 9!
×7 × k seen, k an integer > 0, no +, – or ÷
3! 3!
M1 7 × an integer seen in final answer, no +, – or ÷
423360 A1 Exact value only
Alternative method for Question 6(c)
3! M1 9C3× k seen, k an integer > 0, no + or –
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C3 × 7! (× )
3!
M1 7! × k seen, , k an integer > 0, no + or –
423360 A1 3!
Exact value only but there must be evidence of ×
3!
6(c) cont’d Alternative method for Question 6(c)
8! M1 8!
3× 7 × 3× × k seen, k an integer > 0, no + or –
2! 2!
M1 7 × an integer seen in final answer, no +, – or ÷
423360 A1 Exact value only
Alternative method for Question 6(c)
2 9 8 7 1 M1 Product of correct five fractions × k seen, k an integer
7× × × × × × total no. of arrangements > 0, no + or –
11 10 9 8 7
M1 7×’total no of arrangements’ ×k seen, k an integer > 0,
no + or –
423360 A1 Exact value only
Alternative method for Question 6(c)
6
C3 × 3!× 7! M1 Finding the correct number of ways for no, 1 or 2 Es
No E between the Rs – = 100800 between the Rs, accept unsimplified.
3!
6
C2 × 3!× 7! M1 Adding the number of ways for 3 or 4 correct scenarios
1E between the Rs – = 226800
2!
2Es between the Rs – 6C1 × 3!× 7! = 90720
3Es between the Rs – 7! = 5040
Total = 7!× ( 20 + 45 + 18 + 1) = 7!× 84 = 423360 A1 CAO
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6(d) EER__ C2 = 15 M1 Identifying four correct scenarios only.
6
EERR_ C1 = 6
6
EEER_ C1 = 6 B1 Correct number of selections unsimplified for 2 or
6
EEERR C0 = 1 more scenario.
M1 Adding the number of selections for 3 or 4 identified
correct scenarios only, accept unsimplified.
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Cx ×2Cy × 6Cz, x+y+z=5 correctly identifies x Es and y
Rs
[Total =] 28 A1 WWW, only dependent upon 2nd M mark.
Alternative method for Question 6(d) – Fixing EER first. No other scenarios can be present anywhere in solution.
E E R ^ ^ = 8C2 M1 8
Cx seen alone or 8Cx × k, , k = 1 or 2, 0<x<8
Condone 8Px or 8Px × k, k = 1 or 2, 0<x<8
8
B1 C2 × k, k = 1 or 2 OE
8
M1 C2 × k, k = 1 OE and no other terms
[Total =] 28 A1 Value stated
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