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June 2023 p52 q6
2837

In a group of 25 people there are 6 swimmers, 8 cyclists and 11 runners. Each person competes in only one of these sports. A team of 7 people is selected from these 25 people to take part in a competition.

Find the number of different ways in which the team of 7 can be selected if it consists of exactly 1 swimmer, at least 4 cyclists and at most 2 runners.

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Nov 2016 p63 q1
2838

A committee of 5 people is to be chosen from 4 men and 6 women. William is one of the 4 men and Mary is one of the 6 women. Find the number of different committees that can be chosen if William and Mary refuse to be on the committee together.

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Nov 2016 p61 q5
2839

A certain country has a cricket squad of 16 people, consisting of 7 batsmen, 5 bowlers, 2 all-rounders, and 2 wicket-keepers. The manager chooses a team of 11 players consisting of 5 batsmen, 4 bowlers, 1 all-rounder, and 1 wicket-keeper.

  1. Find the number of different teams the manager can choose.
  2. Find the number of different teams the manager can choose if one particular batsman refuses to be in the team when one particular bowler is in the team.
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June 2016 p62 q7
2840

A team of 6 people is to be chosen from 5 swimmers, 7 athletes, and 4 cyclists. There must be at least 1 from each activity and there must be more athletes than cyclists. Find the number of different ways in which the team can be chosen.

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June 2016 p61 q6
2841

A bunch of flowers consists of a mixture of roses, tulips and daffodils. Tom orders a bunch of 7 flowers from a shop to give to a friend. There must be at least 2 of each type of flower. The shop has 6 roses, 5 tulips and 4 daffodils, all different from each other. Find the number of different bunches of flowers that are possible.

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