General Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude
GATE 2024
Easy
Two wizards try to create a spell using all the four elements, water, air, fire, and earth. For this, they decide to mix all these elements in all possible orders. They also decide to work independently. After trying all possible combination of elements, they conclude that the spell does not work. How many attempts does each wizard make before coming to this conclusion, independently?
- 24
- B48
- C16
- D12
Explanation
'All possible orders' of mixing 4 distinct elements means all permutations of 4 items: 4! = 24.
Source: GATE CS 2024 Session 2 (CS2) (2024)
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