A class contains b boys and g girls. If the number of ways of selecting 3 boys and 2 girls from the class is 168, then is equal to
Answer: 17
Solution
The number of ways to select 3 boys from b and 2 girls from g is . Expanding: , so . Factoring , we try small integer values. Testing and : . Therefore, .
JEE Main · 2022 · 28 Jul 2022 · Shift 2 · Integer answer