6.Permutation and Combination
hard

Team $'A'$ consists of $7$ boys and $n$ girls and Team $'B'$ has $4$ boys and $6$ girls. If a total of $52$ single matches can be arranged between these two teams when a boy plays against a boy and a girl plays against a girl, then $n$ is equal to

A

$5$

B

$2$

C

$4$

D

$6$

(JEE MAIN-2021)

Solution

Total matches between boys of both team

$={ }^{7} C _{1} \times{ }^{4} C _{1}=28$

Total matches between girls of both

team $={ }^{n} C_{1}{ }^{6} C_{1}=6 n$

Now, $28+6 n=52$

$\Rightarrow n =4$

Standard 11
Mathematics

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