NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020MathematicsProbabilityPractice
A subset of 5 elements is chosen from the set of first 15 natural numbers. The probability that at least two of the five numbers are consecutive is λ , then the value of 22 λ is equal to
Correct answer
26
Step-by-step solution
Total cases = 15 C 5 Unfavourable cases (no two are consecutive) = 11 C 5 Required probability = 1 - 11 C 5 15 C 5 = 1 - 2 13 = 11 13