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      Question

      Five different pens out of which 2 are red and the rest

      are blue are to be arranged in a line. Find the number of ways in which the two red pens are not placed together.
      A 96 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B 84 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C 72 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D 60 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Total number of ways to arrange 5 pens = 5! = 120 ways
      If we consider 2 red pens as one item, number of arrangements = 2! = 2 ways
      Number of arrangements of remaining 4 items = 4! = 24 ways
      Therefore, required number of ways = 120 โ€“ (2 ร— 24) = 72 ways

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