34.1k views
2 votes
A student is told to work any 6 out of 10 questions on an exam. In how many different ways can he complete the exam? (The correctness of his answers has no bearing.)A) 1,000,000B) 24D) 5040C) 210

User Patrikbeno
by
3.5k points

1 Answer

1 vote

Given:

Total question = 10

Work on question = 6

Find-:

How man different ways can complete the exam

Explanation-:

A number of ways of choosing 6 forms 10 is:


=^(10)C_6

So, the value is:


\begin{gathered} =^nC_r \\ \\ =(n!)/(r!(n-r)!) \end{gathered}

The value is,


\begin{gathered} =^(10)C_6 \\ \\ =(10!)/(6!(10-6)!) \\ \\ =(10*9*8*7*6!)/(6!*4!) \\ \\ =(10*9*8*7)/(4*3*2) \\ \\ =210 \end{gathered}

So the value is 210.

User Lawrence Jones
by
3.2k points