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Q62. A university offers 5 different courses. A student must opt for at-least one of the courses. How many different ways the courses can be opted?

a. 5!

b. 5! - 1

c. \(2^5 \)

d. \(2^5\) – 1

e. \(2^6\)


There are two options for each course - To choose or Not to choose.
So for the five courses, the ways become 2*2*2*2*2=\(2^5\)
But this total also consists of the way when all five are not chosen, so subtract 1 => \(2^5-1\)

Such questions, where there are only two options, the total way to choose the programs is 2^n.
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Answer: As he can choose at least one.
He can choose 1 course , 2 courses, 3 courses , 4 courses , 5 courses.
Answer is 5! - 0! Equals 5! - 1


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