6.Permutation and Combination
hard

Suppose Anil's mother wants to give $5$ whole fruits to Anil from a basket of $7$ red apples, $5$ white apples and $8$ oranges. If in the selected $5$ fruits, at least $2$ orange, at least one red apple and at least one white apple must be given, then the number of ways, Anil's mother can offer $5$ fruits to Anil is $........$

A

$6860$

B

$6859$

C

$6850$

D

$6589$

(JEE MAIN-2023)

Solution

$7$ Red apple(RA),$5$ white apple $(WA)$,$8$ oranges$(O)$,$5$ fruits to be selected (Note:- fruits taken different) Possible selections :- $(2 O , 1 RA , 2 WA )$ or $(2 O$, $2 RA , 1 WA )$ or ( $3 O , 1 RA , 1 WA )$

$\Rightarrow{ }^8 C _2{ }^7 C _1{ }^5 C _2+{ }^8 C _2{ }^7 C _2{ }^5 C _1+{ }^8 C _3{ }^7 C _1{ }^5 C _1$

$\Rightarrow 1960+2940+1960$

$\Rightarrow 6860$

Standard 11
Mathematics

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