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Fills the previously empty counting-probability/combinatorics subtopic (it had zero questions and no lesson, while probability already had coverage).

Adds:

  • 1 lessonquant-counting-probability-combinatorics ("Combinatorics: Counting Without Listing"): fundamental counting principle, factorial, permutations (nPr), combinations (nCr), arrangements with identical items, and circular arrangements, with worked examples, common traps, and takeaways.
  • 7 original questions (quant-counting-probability-combinatorics-00170023) in an easy→hard progression:
    • 0017 (easy) — fundamental counting principle (multiply independent stages)
    • 0018 (easy) — arranging n distinct items (n!)
    • 0019 (medium) — permutations, distinct roles (nPr)
    • 0020 (medium) — combinations, unordered committee (nCr)
    • 0021 (hard) — restricted committee, exactly 2 men + 2 women
    • 0022 (hard) — arrangements of BANANA (identical letters)
    • 0023 (hard) — circular seating, (n−1)!

Each question has a worked explanation written for someone who got it wrong, two hints, and distractors keyed to specific common errors (adding vs. multiplying, permutation vs. combination, dividing by the wrong factorial, ignoring/mis-handling identical items, treating a circle as a row).

Regenerated docs/data/content.json via node scripts/build.mjszero warnings (39 questions, 9 lessons).

Type of change

  • New question(s)
  • New lesson(s)
  • Fix to existing content (answer / explanation / tag)
  • Tooling / docs / schema

Author checklist

  • This is my own original work — not copied or paraphrased from any real GMAT question or prep material.
  • Front-matter follows CONTENT_SCHEMA.md (id matches the filename; topic/subtopic exist in curriculum.md).
  • I solved every question myself and confirmed exactly one answer choice is correct.
  • Each explanation would help someone who got the question wrong, and names the trap where relevant.
  • status is in-review. I did not set my own content to verified.

For reviewers

  • I solved the question(s) without reading the keyed answer first and got the same answer.
  • Exactly one choice is correct; distractors are plausible.
  • Explanation and tags (section / topic / difficulty) are accurate.
  • If approving: bumped status to verified and added my handle to reviewers.

🤖 Generated with Claude Code

https://claude.ai/code/session_01FJ3gK9RbjNA17dZu2h2HCY


Generated by Claude Code

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Covers the previously empty counting-probability/combinatorics subtopic
with a concept lesson and 7 original questions in an easy->hard
progression: fundamental counting principle, factorial arrangements,
permutations (nPr), combinations (nCr), a restricted committee, letter
arrangements with repeats, and circular seating. Each question has a
worked explanation, two hints, and distractors keyed to specific common
errors.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01FJ3gK9RbjNA17dZu2h2HCY
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