Permutations And Combinations Question 261

Question: There are 5 roads leading to a town from a village. The number of different ways in which a villager can go to the town and return back, is [MP PET 1996]

Options:

A) 25

B) 20

C) 10

D) $ 5 $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

  • The man can go in 5 ways and he can return in 5 ways. Hence, total number of ways are $ 5\times 5=25 $ .