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Combinations

Question

A committee of at least three members is to be formed from a group of 6 boys and 6 girls such that it always has a boy and a girl, The number of ways to form such a committee is

Moderate

A

$2^{11} - 2^{6} - 13$
B

$2^{12} - 2^{7} - 35$
C

$2^{11} - 2^{7} - 35$
D

$2^{12} - 2^{7} - 13$

Solution

Solution: Required number of ways
$\begin{array}{l} = (^{6} C_{1} +^{6} C_{2} + \dots . . . . . . . +^{6} C_{6}) (^{6} C_{1} +^{6} C_{2} + \dots . . . . . . . . . +^{6} C_{6}) - (^{6} C_{1}) (^{6} C_{1}) \\ = (2^{6} - 1) (2^{6} - 1) - 36 = 2^{12} - 2^{7} - 35 \end{array}$

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