JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2002

  • question_answer
    The number of ways in which a committee of a \[6\] members can be formed from \[8\] gentlemen and \[4\] ladies so that the committee contains atleast \[3\] ladies, is:

    A) \[252\]                                 

    B) \[672\]

    C) \[420\]                                 

    D) \[250\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    The committee can be formed in following ways. \[(1)3\] gentlemen and \[3\] ladies, it can be selected in \[^{8}{{C}_{3}}{{\times }^{4}}{{C}_{3}}\] ways \[(2)2\] gentlemen and \[4\] ladies, it can be selected in \[^{8}{{C}_{2}}{{\times }^{4}}{{C}_{4}}\] ways. \[\therefore \]Total number of ways                 \[{{=}^{8}}{{C}_{3}}{{\times }^{4}}{{C}_{3}}{{+}^{8}}{{C}_{2}}{{\times }^{4}}{{C}_{4}}\]                 \[=56\times 4+28\times 1\]                 \[=224+28\]                 \[=252\]


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