BUSINESS MATHEMATICS

(COMBINATION) Part – 1
*Combination: Each of the different selections(or groups) which can be made by taking some or all of a given
number of things is called ‘combination’.
1. In how many ways can a football team of 11 players be formed out of 15 players ? [Ans. 1365 ways]
2. How many different committees consisting of 4 members can be formed out of 8 members ?
[Ans. 70]
3. In how many ways a committee of 5 person can be formed out of 5 boys & 4 girls, so that it includes
exactly 3 boys & exactly 2 girls ? [Ans. 60 ways]
4. In how many ways a committee of 5 persons can be formed out of 5 boys & 4 girls, so that it
includes at least 3 girls ? [Ans. 45 ways]
5. Out of 4 teachers and 6 students, in how many ways a committee of 5 members can be formed so it
includes at least 2 teachers ? [Ans. 186 ways]
6. In how many ways a committee of 7 persons can be formed out of 6 science students & 7
commerce student, so that committee have majority of commerce students ? [Ans. 1057 ways]
7. There are 12 questions in a examination paper which are divided in 2 equal groups, an examinee
have to answer 6 questions in all & he is not permitted to answer more than 4 question from any
group. In how many ways he can select to do so ? [Ans. 850 ways]
8. In how many ways a cricket team of 11 players can be selected out of 16 players of which 4 are
bowlers, 2 are wicket keepers and rest are batsman. So that it includes at least 3 bowlers and at
least 1 wicket keeper ? [Ans. 2472 ways]
9. In how many ways can a team of 11 cricketers be chosen from 9 batsman and 6 bowlers to give a
majority of batsman, if at least 4 bowlers are to be included ? [Ans. 1044 ways]
10. How many lines can be drawn using the points of a Pentagon ? [Ans. 10 lines]
11. How many diagonals can be drawn using the points of a Octagon ? [Ans. 20 lines]
12. How many Triangles can be formed using the points of a Decagon ? [Ans. 120 Triangles]
13. How many triangles can be formed by joining the angular points of a Decagon ? Determine the
number of diagonals of the Decagon. [Ans. 120 & 35]
14. There are 12 points on a plane surface of which 4 are collinear using these points how many (i)
Lines can be drawn, (ii) Triangles can be drawn ? [(i) Ans. 61 lines, (ii) Ans. 216 triangles]
15. In a meeting each person sake hand with everyone and the total number of handshake were 66,
then find the number of person present in the meeting ? [Ans. 12 persons]
16. In how many ways a person can invite one or more friends for Fuchka party out of his 6 friends ?
[Ans. 63]
17. In how many ways a person can invite his friends for Muri party out of 6 friends ? [Ans. 64]
18. In how many ways 12 persons can be divided in 2 groups of 8 and 4 ? [Ans. 495 ways]
19. In how many ways 12 persons can be equally divided in two groups ? [Ans. 462 ways]
20. In how many ways 15 persons can be divided in 3 groups of 6, 5 & 4 ? [Ans. 630630 ways]
21. In how many ways 15 persons can be equally divided in 3 groups ? [Ans. 126126 ways]
22. In how many ways 12 mangoes can be equally divided in 3 groups ? [Ans. 34650 ways]
Part – 2
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23. Find the value of C4 – C7 [Ans. 174]
n
24. If C2 = 21 find n. [Ans. 7]
n
25. If C2 = 28, find the value of n. [Ans. 8]
n
26. If Cn – 4 = 70 find n. [Ans. 8]
4 4
27. If P2 = n . C2 then, find n. [Ans. 2]
28. If C(2n,3) : C(n,2) = 12 : 1 then find n. [Ans. 5]
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29. If Cx = Cy find x + y = ? [Ans. 11]
30. If 18Cr = 18Cr+2 find r. [Ans. 8]

31. If nPr = 336 and nCr = 56 then find n & r. [Ans. n=8,r=3]
32. If nPr = 336 and nCr = 56 then find n+2Cr+1 = ? [Ans. 210]
33. If nPr – 6 . nCr and nCr – 56 then find n & r. [Ans. n=8,r=3]
34. If nC5 = nC9 find n. [Ans. 14]
35. If 20C3n = 20C2n+5 find n. [Ans. 3]
36. If nC3 = 120, find n. [Ans. 10]
37. If 18Cr = 18Cr+2 then find rC5 = ? [Ans. 56]
38. Find the value of r, when 16Cr – 1 = 16Cr + 1 [Ans. 8]
39. Prove that, 4C2 + 4C1 = 5C2
40. If nC7 = nC11 show that, 21Cn = 1330