In how many different ways can three persons $A, B, C$ having 6,7 and 8 one rupee coins respectively, donate…

In how many different ways can three persons $A, B, C$ having 6,7 and 8 one rupee coins respectively, donate $₹ 10$ collectively?
  1. $47$
  2. $66$
  3. $56$
  4. $60$

Solution

Total number of ways $=[$ Number of ways in which $₹ 10$ can be distributed among three people] -[Number of ways $A$ can have more than ₹ 6] - [Number of ways $B$ can have more than $₹ 7$ ] - [Number of ways $C$ can have more than ₹ 8] Total possibilities $={ }^{(n+r-1)} C_n={ }^{(10+3-1)} C_{10}={ }^{12} C_{10}=\frac{12 !}{10 ! 2 !}=66$ $A$ can have more than 6 in ${ }^5 C_3=10$ ways $B$ can have more than 7 in ${ }^4 C_2=6$ ways $C$ can have more than 8 in ${ }^3 C_1=3$ ways $\therefore$ Total number of ways $=66-10-6-3=47$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2022 (08 Jul Shift 2)

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