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Can you please explain why it will not be 14C11kmittal82 wrote:q1)
Total number of ways to select 11 players out of 16 = 16C11
Total number of ways to select a team including 2 particular players (as found in q1) = 14C9
Thus, total number EXCLUDING two particular players = 16C11 - 14C9
OA please?
good reasoning in Question 1, kmittal82, but this is missing in Question 2, I'm sorry. When 11 players be selcted out of 16 excluding 2 particular players, you effectively have to chose 11 players out of 14kmittal82 wrote:q1)
Since 2 players must be there, you effectively have to chose 9 players out of 14
This can be done in 14C9 ways
q2)
Total number of ways to select 11 players out of 16 = 16C11
Total number of ways to select a team including 2 particular players (as found in q1) = 14C9
Thus, total number EXCLUDING two particular players = 16C11 - 14C9
OA please?
right you are sanju, my bad... but then what did I just find? :roll:sanju09 wrote:good reasoning in Question 1, kmittal82, but this is missing in Question 2, I'm sorry. When 11 players be selcted out of 16 excluding 2 particular players, you effectively have to chose 11 players out of 14kmittal82 wrote:q1)
Since 2 players must be there, you effectively have to chose 9 players out of 14
This can be done in 14C9 ways
q2)
Total number of ways to select 11 players out of 16 = 16C11
Total number of ways to select a team including 2 particular players (as found in q1) = 14C9
Thus, total number EXCLUDING two particular players = 16C11 - 14C9
OA please?
This can be done in 14C11 ways, in your kind words
Just the same answer brainy, but I found your way analogous to using my right hand for picking penny out of the left-hand cross pocket of the jeans that I'm having on now.kmittal82 wrote:right you are sanju, my bad... but then what did I just find? :roll:sanju09 wrote:good reasoning in Question 1, kmittal82, but this is missing in Question 2, I'm sorry. When 11 players be selcted out of 16 excluding 2 particular players, you effectively have to chose 11 players out of 14kmittal82 wrote:q1)
Since 2 players must be there, you effectively have to chose 9 players out of 14
This can be done in 14C9 ways
q2)
Total number of ways to select 11 players out of 16 = 16C11
Total number of ways to select a team including 2 particular players (as found in q1) = 14C9
Thus, total number EXCLUDING two particular players = 16C11 - 14C9
OA please?
This can be done in 14C11 ways, in your kind words
16C11 - 14C9 = 2366sanju09 wrote:Just the same answer brainy, but I found your way analogous to using my right hand for picking penny out of the left-hand cross pocket of the jeans that I'm having on now.kmittal82 wrote:right you are sanju, my bad... but then what did I just find? :roll:sanju09 wrote:good reasoning in Question 1, kmittal82, but this is missing in Question 2, I'm sorry. When 11 players be selcted out of 16 excluding 2 particular players, you effectively have to chose 11 players out of 14kmittal82 wrote:q1)
Since 2 players must be there, you effectively have to chose 9 players out of 14
This can be done in 14C9 ways
q2)
Total number of ways to select 11 players out of 16 = 16C11
Total number of ways to select a team including 2 particular players (as found in q1) = 14C9
Thus, total number EXCLUDING two particular players = 16C11 - 14C9
OA please?
This can be done in 14C11 ways, in your kind words
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