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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 11 - 6. permutation and combination

A class contains \(b\) boys and \(g\) girls. If the number of ways of selecting \(3\) boys and \(2\) girls from the class is \(168\), then \(b +3\,g\) is equal to.

  1. A \(17\)
  2. B \(16\)
  3. C \(15\)
  4. D \(14\)
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(A) \(17\)

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\({ }^{b} C_{3} \times{ }^{g} C_{2}=168\) \(b(b-1)(b-2)(g)(g-1)=8 \times 7 \times 6 \times 3 \times 2\) \(b+3 g=17\)
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