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From 5 mathematics, 4 physics, and 3 chemistry books, 5 books are selected with at least 1 book from each subject. How many selections are possible?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: 590

This is a restricted-combination problem because five books must be selected and all three subjects must be represented. The possible subject distributions are (3,1,1), (1,3,1), (1,1,3), (2,2,1), (2,1,2), and (1,2,2). Their counts are respectively C(5,3)C(4,1)C(3,1)=120, C(5,1)C(4,3)C(3,1)=60, C(5,1)C(4,1)C(3,3)=20, C(5,2)C(4,2)C(3,1)=180, C(5,2)C(4,1)C(3,2)=120, and C(5,1)C(4,2)C(3,2)=90. Adding these mutually exclusive cases gives 120+60+20+180+120+90=590. Thus option A is correct. The restriction is essential; simply choosing any five of the twelve books would include selections missing one subject.

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CombinationsInclusion ExclusionRestricted SelectionPermutations And CombinationsMathematicsClass 11 Mcq

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