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QJEEM20Ma5fdf: JEE Main 2020 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM20Ma5fdf Solution: An urn contains 5 red marbles, 4 black marbles and 3 white…
An urn contains 5 red marbles, 4 black marbles and 3 white marbles. Then the number of ways in which 4 marbles can be drawn so that at the most three of them are red is ___________.
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Here 5 red marbels and 7 non red marbels presents.
No of ways 4 marbels can be chosen where atmost 3 red marbels can be present.
Case 1: When 3 red marbels present
No of ways = 5C3 7C1
Case 2: When 2 red marbels present
No of ways = 5C2 7C2
Case 3: When 1 red marbels present
No of ways = 5C1 7C3
Case 4: When 0 red marbels present
No of ways = 5C0 7C4
Total number of ways
= 5C3 7C1 + 5C2 7C2 + 5C1 7C3 + 5C0 7C4
= 70 + 210 + 175 + 35
= 490
No of ways 4 marbels can be chosen where atmost 3 red marbels can be present.
Case 1: When 3 red marbels present
No of ways = 5C3 7C1
Case 2: When 2 red marbels present
No of ways = 5C2 7C2
Case 3: When 1 red marbels present
No of ways = 5C1 7C3
Case 4: When 0 red marbels present
No of ways = 5C0 7C4
Total number of ways
= 5C3 7C1 + 5C2 7C2 + 5C1 7C3 + 5C0 7C4
= 70 + 210 + 175 + 35
= 490