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JEE Main 25 July 2021, Shift 1, Maths Q89

Question 89 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 29 of 30, Section B.

There are 5 students in class 10, 6 students in class 11 and 8 students in class 12. If the number of ways, in which 10 students can be selected from them so as to include at least 2 students from each class and at most 5 students from the total 11 students of class 10 and 11 is 100 k, then k is equal to _________.

Official answer

238

NTA final key.

Chapter: Permutations and Combinations
Topic: Permutations and Combinations
Idea tested: Combinations of Distinct Objects

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