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Selections with at least or at most conditions (split into cases)

This type of question, asked 6 times: May 2022 S1, 3 May 2023 S2, 15 May 2023 S2, 9 May 2024 S2, 10 May 2024 S1, 14 May 2024 S1. All 6 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    May 2022 S1

    128
    If a question paper consists of 11 questions divided into two sections I and II. Section I consists of 6 questions and section II consists of 5 questions, then the number of different ways a student can select 6 questions, taking at least 2 questions from each section, is

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  2. Question 2

    3 May 2023 S2

    130
    A committee of 11 members is to be formed from 8 males and 5 females. If mm is the number of ways the committee is formed with at least 6 males and nn is the number of ways the committee is formed with at least 3 females, then

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  3. Question 3

    15 May 2023 S2

    109
    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

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  4. Question 4

    9 May 2024 S2

    110
    A linguistic club consists of 6 girls and 4 boys. A team of 4 members to be selected including selection of a Captain (from among these 4 members). If the team has to include at most one boy, the number of ways of selecting the team is

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  5. Question 5

    10 May 2024 S1

    132
    A group consists of 8 boys and 5 girls, then the number of committees of 5 persons that can be formed, if the committee consists of at least 2 girls and at most 2 boys, is

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  6. Question 6

    14 May 2024 S1

    118
    A linguistic club consists of 6 girls and 4 boys. A team of 4 members is to be selected from this group including the selection of a leader (from among these 4 members) for the team. If the team has to include at most one boy, the number of ways of selecting the team is

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