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Ben and Ann are among 7 contestants from which 4 semifinalists are to be selected. Of the different possible selections, how many contain both Ben and Ann?

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05 Jul 2004, 00:01

no of combinations containing B and A = 5C2 ??
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05 Jul 2004, 00:40

stolyar wrote:

Ben and Ann are among 7 contestants from which 4 semifinalists are to be selected. Of the different possible selections, how many contain both Ben and Ann?

stolyar, don't you think that such questions follow simple pattern? I see them again and again here...

OK, C[2,5] = 10 is the answer.
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I see what you, a veteran, mean. The total number of registered users is to reach 6000 soon. There are many many new visitors who look through the most recent posts. Let them enjoy what you already know. :wink:

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07 Jul 2004, 12:14

Can someone please explain the simple rationale behind this? I understand the "2" part of the combination, but why "5"?

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08 Jul 2004, 04:53

5 are people who are neither Ben nor Ann. Among them we select 2.

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08 Jul 2004, 10:24

There are four places, 7 people to choose from. Ben and Ann have to be selected, so that leaves two places left out of the four that can be filled. There are 5 remaining contestants to choose from that can fill those two spaces. Therefore 5C2.

Combinations involving Ben and Ann with two other people =
5! / (2! 3!) = 10 combos

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09 Jul 2004, 14:06

Why cant it be something like this

total ways in which A &B together

=total ways - no of ways in which they are not together
= 7C4 - 5C4 (If they are not together we have total 5 and choose 4

Obviously this is wrong BUT WHY?

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