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June 2020 p51 q4
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In a music competition, there are 8 pianists, 4 guitarists and 6 violinists. 7 of these musicians will be selected to go through to the final.
How many different selections of 7 finalists can be made if there must be at least 2 pianists, at least 1 guitarist and more violinists than guitarists?
Solution
We need to select 7 musicians with at least 2 pianists, at least 1 guitarist, and more violinists than guitarists. Let's consider the possible scenarios: