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Nov 2013 p61 q6
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A shop has 7 different mountain bicycles, 5 different racing bicycles and 8 different ordinary bicycles on display. A cycling club selects 6 of these 20 bicycles to buy.
How many different selections can be made if there must be no more than 3 mountain bicycles and no more than 2 of each of the other types of bicycle?
Solution
We need to calculate the number of ways to select 6 bicycles with the given constraints.
Consider the following cases:
Select 3 mountain bicycles, 1 racing bicycle, and 2 ordinary bicycles: The number of ways is given by:
\(\binom{7}{3} \times \binom{5}{1} \times \binom{8}{2} = 35 \times 5 \times 28 = 4900\).
Select 3 mountain bicycles, 2 racing bicycles, and 1 ordinary bicycle: The number of ways is given by:
\(\binom{7}{3} \times \binom{5}{2} \times \binom{8}{1} = 35 \times 10 \times 8 = 2800\).
Select 2 mountain bicycles, 2 racing bicycles, and 2 ordinary bicycles: The number of ways is given by:
\(\binom{7}{2} \times \binom{5}{2} \times \binom{8}{2} = 21 \times 10 \times 28 = 5880\).
Adding all these possibilities gives the total number of selections:
\(4900 + 2800 + 5880 = 13,580\).