There are 3 sections in a question paper and each section contains 5 questions. A candidate has to answer a…

There are 3 sections in a question paper and each section contains 5 questions. A candidate has to answer a total of 5 questions, choosing at least one question from each section. Then the number of ways, in which the candidate can choose the questions, is:
  1. 3000
  2. 1500
  3. 2255
  4. 2250

Solution

A5Q  B5Q  C5Q

A1,A2,A3,A4,A5  B1,B2,B3,B4,B5
C1,C2,C3,C4,C5

A1A2A3B1C1C13×C35×C15×C15=750, where three questions are picked from any of the subject and one each from other two subjects.

A1A2B1B2C1C23×C25×C25×C15=1500, where one question is picked from one of the subject and two each from rest of the two subjects.

Total number of ways=2250

Asked in: JEE Main 2020 (05 Sep Shift 2)

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