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Maths Permutations & Combination Telangana & AP CET Previous Year Question Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 14, 2026

There are 10 intermediate stations on a railway line between two particular stations. The number of ways that a train can be made to stop at 3 of these intermediate stations so that no two of these halting stations are consecutive is

A
56
B
20
C
126
D
120

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The correct answer is:
A

Given that, there are 10 intermediate stations between two particular stations.
Here, the train stops at only 3 stations and no two of them should be consecutive.
Therefore, there are 8 stations to select these 3 stations.
Hence, number of ways

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