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Grade 12th PassAlgebra

A student has to answer 10 out of 13 question in an examination. The number of ways in which he can answer if he must answer atleast 3 of the first five questions is : (A)276 (B)267 (c) 80 (D)1200

CORRECT ANSWER IS 276

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8 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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8 Years ago

he can either choose 3 questins from first 5 and 7 from the rest or 4 from the first five and 6 from the rest or 5 from the first five and 5 from the rest

5C3 x 8C7 + 5C4 x 8C6 + 5C5 x 8C5

=80+140+56

=276