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This is, by far one of the easiest questions that you can see on Permutations. It tests the application of the \(n_p_r\) formula.

The number of ways in which n people can be seated on n chairs in a line, is given by n!. In this problem, we know that the number of judges can be 4 or 5 or 6.

Therefore, the number of ways of seating 4 judges on 4 chairs, in a line is 4! which is 24. Similarly, the number of ways of seating 5 judges on 5 chairs is 120 (5!) and for 6 judges, it is 720 (6!).

So, statements I and III could be two possible seating arrangements for the judges. The correct answer option is D.

For someone who’s practiced a lot on P&C, this question should be a 30 second attempt.

Hope this helps!

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To clarify, does the bottom part of the permutation formula go away then? If the formula is n!/(n-r)!
Can you please confirm what are you plugging into the formula for each part of the problem, if you were not an expert at permutations like yourself :) ?

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