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There are 8 doctors and 4 lawyers in a panel. Find the number of ways for selecting a team of 6 if at least one doctor must be in the team. - Mathematics and Statistics

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There are 8 doctors and 4 lawyers in a panel. Find the number of ways for selecting a team of 6 if at least one doctor must be in the team.

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There are 8 doctors and 4 lawyers.
We need to select a team of 6 which contains at least one doctor.
Since there are only 4 lawyers any team of 6 will contain at least two doctors.
Required number = `""^12"C"_6` = 924

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Chapter 6: Permutations and Combinations - Miscellaneous Exercise 6 [Page 93]

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Balbharati Mathematics and Statistics 2 (Commerce) [English] 11 Standard Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 6 Permutations and Combinations
Miscellaneous Exercise 6 | Q 19 | Page 93

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