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Permutations and Combinations question

2017 · Shift 0 · Q26
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Permutations and Combinations question

2017 · Shift 0 · Q26

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:
  1. A
    468
  2. B
    469
  3. C
    484
  4. D
    485
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Correct answer: D

  1. Interpret the condition carefully

We need a party of 6 people consisting of:

  • 333 ladies
  • 333 men

Also, among these 666 invitees:

  • exactly 333 must be friends of XXX
  • exactly 333 must be friends of YYY

Since XXX and YYY have no common friends, this means we choose:

  • 333 people from XXX's friends
  • 333 people from YYY's friends

such that total ladies = 3 and total men = 3.


  1. Friend distribution
  • XXX has 444 lady friends and 333 men friends.
  • YYY has 333 lady friends and 444 men friends.

Suppose from XXX's side we choose:

  • kkk ladies, so men chosen from XXX = 3−k3-k3−k

Then from YYY's side, since total must be 333 ladies and 333 men:

  • ladies from YYY = 3−k3-k3−k
  • men from YYY = kkk

So kkk can take values such that all selections are possible.


  1. Count for each possible kkk

Case 1: k=0k=0k=0

From XXX: 000 ladies, 333 men

Number of ways: (40)(33)=1\binom{4}{0}\binom{3}{3}=1(04​)(33​)=1

From YYY: 333 ladies, 000 men

Number of ways: (33)(40)=1\binom{3}{3}\binom{4}{0}=1(33​)(04​)=1

Total ways in this case: 1⋅1=11\cdot 1=11⋅1=1


Case 2: k=1k=1k=1

From XXX: 111 lady, 222 men

Ways: (41)(32)=4⋅3=12\binom{4}{1}\binom{3}{2}=4\cdot 3=12(14​)(23​)=4⋅3=12

From YYY: 222 ladies, 111 man

Ways: (32)(41)=3⋅4=12\binom{3}{2}\binom{4}{1}=3\cdot 4=12(23​)(14​)=3⋅4=12

Total: 12⋅12=14412\cdot 12=14412⋅12=144


Case 3: k=2k=2k=2

From XXX: 222 ladies, 111 man

Ways: (42)(31)=6⋅3=18\binom{4}{2}\binom{3}{1}=6\cdot 3=18(24​)(13​)=6⋅3=18

From YYY: 111 lady, 222 men

Ways: (31)(42)=3⋅6=18\binom{3}{1}\binom{4}{2}=3\cdot 6=18(13​)(24​)=3⋅6=18

Total: 18⋅18=32418\cdot 18=32418⋅18=324


Case 4: k=3k=3k=3

From XXX: 333 ladies, 000 men

Ways: (43)(30)=4⋅1=4\binom{4}{3}\binom{3}{0}=4\cdot 1=4(34​)(03​)=4⋅1=4

From YYY: 000 ladies, 333 men

Ways: (30)(43)=1⋅4=4\binom{3}{0}\binom{4}{3}=1\cdot 4=4(03​)(34​)=1⋅4=4

Total: 4⋅4=164\cdot 4=164⋅4=16


  1. Add all cases

1+144+324+16=4851+144+324+16=4851+144+324+16=485


  1. Compare with options

The total number of ways is: 485\boxed{485}485​

So the correct option is: D: 485


  1. Comparison with stored answer

Stored correct answer = D

Our derived answer = D

So they agree.

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