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JEE Main 202324 JanuaryMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
24 January
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Permutation and Combination

JEE Main 2023 · 24 January · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Permutation and Combination

A boy needs to select five courses from 12 available courses, out...

A boy needs to select five courses from 1212 available courses, out of which 55 courses are language courses. If he can choose at most two language courses, then the number of ways he can choose five courses is

Correct answer

546

Step-by-step solution

Case I -

When 00 language course is selected from 55 particular language courses, then total number of ways

=C57=21= C5 7 = 21

Case II -

When 11 language course is selected from 55 particular language courses, then total number of ways

=C47C15=175= C4 7 C1 5 = 175

Case III -

When 22 language course is selected from 55 particular language courses, then total number of ways

=C37C25=350= C3 7 C2 5 = 350

So, required ways=546= 546

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