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JEE Advanced · Mathematics · 4. P&C

The number of seven digit integers, with sum of the digits equal to 10 and formed by using the digits 1,2 and 3 only, is

  1. A 55
  2. B 66
  3. C 77
  4. D 88
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(C) 77

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There are two possible cases arise:
Case I Five 1's, one 2's, one 3's
\(\therefore\) Number of numbers \(=\frac{7 !}{5 !}=42\)
Case II Four 1's, three 2's
\(\therefore\) Number of numbers \(=\frac{7 !}{4 ! 3 !}=35\)
\(\therefore\) Total number of numbers \(=42+35=77\)
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