Aptitude - Permutation and Combination - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Permutation and Combination - General Questions (Q.No. 11)
11.
In how many ways can a group of 5 men and 2 women be made out of a total of 7 men and 3 women?
63
90
126
45
135
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Required number of ways = (7C5 x 3C2) = (7C2 x 3C1) = 7 x 6 x 3 = 63.
2 x 1

Discussion:
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SHIVAM SHUKLA said:   10 years ago
I didn't understand this problem. Please each and every step explain it.

Kunal said:   10 years ago
But why they did 7c5*3c2 as 7c2*3c1?

Why they directly not calculate 7c5*3c1?

Harish julai said:   10 years ago
Hello @Sravani.

If n>r, then ncr becomes nc(n-r).

Sravani said:   10 years ago
How 3c2 = 3c1?

BGT said:   1 decade ago
How can't we use any other e example?

BOND81 said:   1 decade ago
According to me the answer should be 126 as:

If we consider men in 1 group that is 7c5 and then women in 1 group that is 3c2 we can arrange these two groups in 2! ways.

So answer should be 7c5*3c2*2! = 126.

Manju said:   1 decade ago
nCr = n!/(n-r)!r!
= 7C5*3C2.
= (7*6/2*1)*3 = 63.

Vishesh said:   1 decade ago
Same here what is this c? I don't understand this.

Shital said:   1 decade ago
I didn't understand 7c2*3c1.

Satish said:   1 decade ago
Step 1: 7C5 = (7*6*5*4*3)/(5*4*3*2*1) [ 7C5=> here from 7 factorial for 5 counts and divide totally by 5 factorial].

= (7*6)/(2*1) [here group the combinations again].
= 7C2.

So 7C5=7C2 = (7*6)/2 =21 ---->1.

Step 2: similarly 3C2= (3*2)/(2*1) = 3/1= 3 ----> 2.

Multiply(Combination) (1) and (2) = Ans = 63.

[ ie.. nCr = n!/r! = nC(n-r)].
(2)


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