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Last edited by Bunuel on 26 Nov 2013, 14:10, edited 5 times in total.
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GMAT Diagnostic Test Question 39
Field: combinations Difficulty: 650
Romi has a collection of 10 distinct books out of which 8 are small and 2 are large. In how many ways can he select 5 books to take with him on a trip if he can take at most 1 large book?
A. 56 B. 126 C. 152 D. 196 E. 252
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Hi there,
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Could you update the question on this page to match the question in the downloadable PDF(8 small, 2 large). It took me a while to figure out that the solutions on this page don't match the question at the top of the page(7 small books, 3 large).
SOLUTION: Romi has a collection of 10 distinct books out of which 8 are small and 2 are large. In how many ways can he select 5 books to take with him on a trip if he can take at most 1 large book?
A. 56 B. 126 C. 152 D. 196 E. 252
Since Romi can take at most 1 large book then he can take with him either 5 small books or 4 small books and 1 large book: \(C^5_8+C^4_8*C^1_2=56+140=196\).
SOLUTION: Romi has a collection of 10 distinct books out of which 8 are small and 2 are large. In how many ways can he select 5 books to take with him on a trip if he can take at most 1 large book?
A. 56 B. 126 C. 152 D. 196 E. 252
Since Romi can take at most 1 large book then he can take with him either 5 small books or 4 small books and 1 large book: \(C^5_8+C^4_8*C^1_2=56+140=196\).
Answer: D.
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Dear Bunuel, thanks a lot for your priceless help... meanwhile could you give alternative way to solve with no formula? cause im just a beginner and it a bit hart to me to keep with formulas thanks a lot
SOLUTION: Romi has a collection of 10 distinct books out of which 8 are small and 2 are large. In how many ways can he select 5 books to take with him on a trip if he can take at most 1 large book?
A. 56 B. 126 C. 152 D. 196 E. 252
Since Romi can take at most 1 large book then he can take with him either 5 small books or 4 small books and 1 large book: \(C^5_8+C^4_8*C^1_2=56+140=196\).
Answer: D.
Dear Bunuel, thanks a lot for your priceless help... meanwhile could you give alternative way to solve with no formula? cause im just a beginner and it a bit hart to me to keep with formulas thanks a lot :wink:
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\(C^5_8=\frac{8!}{(8-5)!5!}=56\) is the number of ways we can choose 5 items out of 8.
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