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A group consists of 4 girls and 7 boys. In how many ways can a team of 5 members be selected if the team has at least three girls.

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A group consists of 4 girls and 7 boys. In how many ways can a team of 5 members be selected if the team has at least three girls.

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We have 4 girls and 7 boys and a team of 5 members is to be selected.

When atleast 3 girls are included

Number of ways = 4C3 × 7C2 + 4C4 × 7C1

= `4 xx (7 xx 6)/(2 xx 1) + 1 xx 7`

= 84 + 7

= 91 ways

Hence the required number of ways are 91 ways.

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Chapter 7: Permutations and Combinations - Exercise [Page 124]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics Exemplar [English] Class 11
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