The number of 3-digit numbers, formed using the digits 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7, when the repetition of digits is not allowed, and which are not divisible by 3 , is equal to ________.

Three balls are drawn at random from a bag containing 5 blue and 4 yellow balls. Let the random variables $$X$$ and $$Y$$ respectively denote the number of blue and yellow balls. If $$\bar{X}$$ and $$\bar{Y}$$ are the means of $$X$$ and $$Y$$ respectively, then $$7 \bar{X}+4 \bar{Y}$$ is equal to ___________.

Let $$\alpha=\sum_\limits{r=0}^n\left(4 r^2+2 r+1\right){ }^n C_r$$ and $$\beta=\left(\sum_\limits{r=0}^n \frac{{ }^n C_r}{r+1}\right)+\frac{1}{n+1}$$. If $$140<\frac{2 \alpha}{\beta}<281$$, then the value of $$n$$ is _________.

Let $$A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}2 & -1 \\ 1 & 1\end{array}\right]$$. If the sum of the diagonal elements of $$A^{13}$$ is $$3^n$$, then $$n$$ is equal to ________.