A cosmetics company would like to market a six-item gift basket bundle

Question

A cosmetics company would like to market a six-item gift basket bundle from a set of ten possible items. If 49 of the potential bundles have already been eliminated from consideration, how many potential bundles are still being considered?

A. 147
B. 161
C. 175
D. 182
E. 210

A. 147
B. 161
C. 175
D. 182
E. 210

GMATinsight · Answer

Total bundles of 6 out of 10, = 10C6 = 210

Used Bundles = 49

Remaining Bundles = 210 - 49 = 161

Answer: Option B

ShreyansJ · Answer

Ans - B. 161

--> Total selection would be 10C6 = 210 and order wont matter, so no arrangements required.
question further says, 49 bundles eliminated. So, 210 - 49 = 161

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

We first can determine how many 6-item bundles can be created from 10 items.

10C6 = 10!/6!4! = (10 x 9 x 8 x 7)/(4 x 3 x 2 x 1) = 5 x 3 x 2 x 7 = 210

Since 49 bundles have been removed from consideration, there are 210 - 49 = 161 possible bundles.

Answer: B

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi All,

We're told that a cosmetics company would like to market a 6-item gift basket bundle from a set of 10 possible items, but 49 of the potential bundles have already been eliminated from consideration. We're asked for the total number of potential bundles that are still being considered. This question is essentially a 'Combination Formula' question, but there's a great Number Property shortcut that you can use to avoid most of the math...

Choosing 6 items from a group of 10 = 10c6 = (10!)/(6!)(4!).

Since this is a Combination Formula calculation, we know that the end result will be an INTEGER. While that fraction will simplify, we can prove rather quickly that the "10" in the numerator will NOT 'cancel out'.... so the total number of options will be a MULTIPLE OF 10.

When you subtract a number that ends in a '9' (in this case: 49) from a number that ends in a '0'.... you end up with a number that ends in a '1.' There's only one answer that matches...

Final Answer:  B

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