JEE MainMathematicsPermutations and CombinationsMCQ+4 / −1
A man X has 7 friends, 4 of them are ladies and 3 are men. His wife Y also has 7 friends, 3 of them are ladies and 4 are men. Assume X and Y have no common friends. Then the total number of ways in which X and Y together can throw a party inviting 3 ladies and 3 men, so that 3 friends of each of X and Y are in this party, is:
- A468
- B469
- C484
- D485
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Correct answer: D
- Interpret the condition carefully
We need a party of 6 people consisting of:
- ladies
- men
Also, among these invitees:
- exactly must be friends of
- exactly must be friends of
Since and have no common friends, this means we choose:
- people from 's friends
- people from 's friends
such that total ladies = 3 and total men = 3.
- Friend distribution
- has lady friends and men friends.
- has lady friends and men friends.
Suppose from 's side we choose:
- ladies, so men chosen from =
Then from 's side, since total must be ladies and men:
- ladies from =
- men from =
So can take values such that all selections are possible.
- Count for each possible
Case 1:
From : ladies, men
Number of ways:
From : ladies, men
Number of ways:
Total ways in this case:
Case 2:
From : lady, men
Ways:
From : ladies, man
Ways:
Total:
Case 3:
From : ladies, man
Ways:
From : lady, men
Ways:
Total:
Case 4:
From : ladies, men
Ways:
From : ladies, men
Ways:
Total:
- Add all cases
- Compare with options
The total number of ways is:
So the correct option is: D: 485
- Comparison with stored answer
Stored correct answer = D
Our derived answer = D
So they agree.
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