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Q.

If 15 boys of different ages are distributed into 3 groups of 4, 5, and 6 boys randomly then the probability that three youngest boys are in different groups is

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a

7191

b

2491

c

6791

d

2091

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Total number of ways of distributing 15 boys in three groups is

=C4   15C5   11C6   6=15!4!5!6!

The number of ways of distributing 12 remaining boys (excluding three youngest) is C3   12C4   9C5   5=12!3!4!5!
and the number of ways of distributing three youngest boys

is P3   3=3!

 the required probability

=3!(12!)3!4!5!×4!5!6!15!=2491

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