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JEE Main 20241 FebruaryMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2024
Date
1 February
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Permutation and Combination

JEE Main 2024 · 1 February · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Permutation and Combination

If n is the number of ways five different employees can sit into...

If nn is the number of ways five different employees can sit into four indistinguishable offices where any office may have any number of persons including zero, then nn is equal to:

Options

  1. A4747
  2. B5353
  3. C5151
  4. D4343

Correct answer

C. 5151

Step-by-step solution

Given,

Rooms are identical,

So, total ways to distribute 55 employees into 44 rooms are:

5,0,0,0⇒15, 0, 0, 0 ⇒ 1 way

4,1,0,0⇒5!4!=54, 1, 0, 0 ⇒ \dfrac{5 !}{4 !} = 5 ways

3,2,0,0⇒5!3!2!=103, 2, 0, 0 ⇒ \dfrac{5 !}{3 ! 2 !} = 10 ways

2,2,0,1⇒5!2!2!2!=152, 2, 0, 1 ⇒ \dfrac{5 !}{2 ! 2 ! 2 !} = 15 ways

2,1,1,1⇒5!2!(1!)33!=102, 1, 1, 1 ⇒ \dfrac{5 !}{2 ! {\left(1 !\right)}^{3}3 !} = 10 ways

3,1,1,0⇒5!3!2!=103, 1, 1, 0 ⇒ \dfrac{5 !}{3 ! 2 !} = 10 ways

Total ⇒1+5+10+15+10+10=51⇒ 1 + 5 + 10 + 15 + 10 + 10 = 51 ways

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