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JEE Advanced Mathematics Question (2020) — Solution

Question

An engineer is required to visit a factory for exactly four days during the first 15  days of every month and it is mandatory that no two visits take place on consecutive days. Then the number of all possible ways in which such visits to the factory can be made by the engineer during 1 - 15 June 2021 is_____

Options

  1. A. A
  2. B. B
  3. C. C
  4. D. D

Answer

A. A

Step-by-step solution

Selection of  4  non-consecutive days out of  15  days is same as first remove 4  objects from  15  objects, so remainging objects are  11  having  12  gaps in which these  4  objects can be placed again. So, total number of ways is  C 4 12 = 12 . 11 . 10 . 9 4 . 3 . 2 . 1 = 495 .

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