7 relatives of a man comprise 4 ladies and 3 gentlemen. His wife also has 7 relatives − 3 of them are ladies…

7 relatives of a man comprise 4 ladies and 3 gentlemen. His wife also has 7 relatives − 3 of them are ladies and 4 are gentlemen. In how many ways can they invite a dinner party of 3 ladies and 3 gentlemen, so that there are 3 of man’s relative and 3 of wife’s relative?
  1. 485
  2. 500
  3. 486
  4. 102

Solution


$\therefore$ Number of ways to invite a dinner party of 3 ladies and 3 gentlemean, so that there are 3 of man's relative and 3 of wife's relative $ \begin{aligned} & ={ }^3 C_3 \cdot{ }^3 C_3+{ }^3 C_2 \cdot{ }^4 C_1 \times{ }^4 C_1{ }^3 C_2+{ }^3 C_1{ }^4 C_2 \cdot{ }^4 C_2 \cdot{ }^3 C_1 \\ & \\ & \quad+{ }^4 C_3 \cdot{ }^4 C_3 \\ & =1+3 \cdot 4 \cdot 4 \cdot 3+3 \cdot 6 \cdot 6 \cdot 3+4 \cdot 4 \\ & =1+144+324+16 \\ & =485 \end{aligned} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (25 Aug Shift 2)

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