COMBINATIONS(cont..

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4.A certain question paper contains two parts A and B each containing 4
questions . How many different ways a student can answer 5 questions by
selecting at least 2 questions from each part?

Sol: The different ways a student can select his 5 questions are
(1) 2 questions from part A and 3 questions from part B.This can be done
in
C(4,2) x C(4,3) = 6 x 4 = 24 ways

(2) 3 questions from part A and 2 questions from part B . This can be done
in
C(4,3) x C(4,2) = 4 x 6 = 24 ways

Therefore , the total number of ways a student can answer 5 questions

under the given restrictions is 24 + 24 = 48
5.A certain question paper contains 3 parts A,B,C with 4 questions in part A , 5
questions in part B and 6 questions in part C . It is required to answer 7
questions selecting atleast 2 questions from each part . In how many different
ways can a student select his seven questions for answering ?

Sol: The different possible ways in which a student can make a selection are

(1) 2 questions from part A, 2 from part B and 3 from part C

C(4,2) x C(5,2) x C(6,3) = 6 x 10 x 20 = 1200 ways

(2) 2 questions from part A, 3 from part B and 2 from part C

C(4,2) x C(5,3) x C(6,2) = 6 x 10 x 15 = 900 ways

(3) 3 questions from part A, 2 from part B and 2 from part C

C(4,3) x C(5,2) x C(6,2) = 4 x 10 x 15 = 600 ways

Therefore , the total number of possible selections is

1200 + 900 + 600 = 2700 ways
REAL TIME APPLICATIONS :

•Allotting numbers for :

(1) Credit card numbers
(2) Cell phone numbers
(3) Car plate numbers
(4) lottery
*A credit card number has 6 digits (between 1 to 9). The first two
digits are 12 in that order, the third digit is bigger than 6, the forth is
divisible by 3 and the fifth digit is 3 times the sixth. How many
different credit card numbers exist?

sol:

=>The third digit can take 3 values: 7, 8, or 9.

=>The fourth digit can take 3 values: 3, 6, or 9.
=>The fifth and sixth digits can take 3 values: 31, 62, or 93.

So,the different credit card number exits are :

3 x 3 x 3 = 27