Ben and Ann are among 7 contestants from which 4 semifinalists are to be selected. Of the different possible selections, how many contain neither Ben nor Ann?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 14
E. 21
Answer: A
Source: Official guide
Ben and Ann are among 7 contestants from which 4 semifinalists are to be selected. Of the different possible selections,
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Let Ann, Bob, C, D, E, F, G be the 7 contestants.BTGModeratorVI wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:26 amBen and Ann are among 7 contestants from which 4 semifinalists are to be selected. Of the different possible selections, how many contain neither Ben nor Ann?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 14
E. 21
Answer: A
Source: Official guide
To ensure that neither Ben nor Ann are among the four semifinalists, let's remove them from the list of contestants.
So, we can select the four semifinalists from {C, D, E, F, G}
Since the order in which we select the 4 semifinalists does not matter, we can use COMBINATIONS.
We can select 4 semifinalists from 5 contestants in 5C4 ways.
5C4 = 5
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Solution:BTGModeratorVI wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:26 amBen and Ann are among 7 contestants from which 4 semifinalists are to be selected. Of the different possible selections, how many contain neither Ben nor Ann?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 14
E. 21
Answer: A
Source: Official guide
If neither Ben nor Ann is among the semifinalists, then there are only 5 contestants vying for the four slots. Thus, the number of ways to select the semifinalists when neither Ben nor Ann is selected is 5C4 = 5.
Answer: A
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