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Permutations and Combinations question

2010 · Shift 0 · Q45
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Permutations and Combinations question

2010 · Shift 0 · Q45

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There are two urns. Urn A has 3 distinct red balls and urn B has 9 distinct blue balls. From each urn two balls are taken out at random and then transferred to the other. The number of ways in which this can be done is
  1. A
    36
  2. B
    66
  3. C
    108
  4. D
    3
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Correct answer: C

  1. Understand the process

We have:

  • Urn A: 333 distinct red balls
  • Urn B: 999 distinct blue balls

We must:

  • choose 222 balls from urn A,
  • choose 222 balls from urn B,
  • then transfer them to the other urn.

So the number of ways depends only on the selections from each urn.

  1. Choose 2 balls from urn A

From 333 distinct balls, the number of ways to choose 222 is

(32)=3\binom{3}{2} = 3(23​)=3

  1. Choose 2 balls from urn B

From 999 distinct balls, the number of ways to choose 222 is

(92)=9⋅82=36\binom{9}{2} = \frac{9\cdot 8}{2} = 36(29​)=29⋅8​=36

  1. Total number of ways

These two choices are independent, so total ways:

(32)(92)=3×36=108\binom{3}{2}\binom{9}{2} = 3 \times 36 = 108(23​)(29​)=3×36=108

  1. Check options
  • A: 363636 ❌
  • B: 666666 ❌
  • C: 108108108 ✅
  • D: 333 ❌

Therefore, the correct option is

108\boxed{108}108​

So, Option C is correct.

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