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Alice and David are two of the ten people in a group. In how many different ways can this group of 10 people be divided into a group of 7 people and a group of 3 people if Alice and David are to be in the same group?


A. 48

B. 56

C. 64

D. 80

E. 128

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Alice and David are two of the ten people in a group. In how many different ways can this group of 10 people be divided into a group of 7 people and a group of 3 people if Alice and David are to be in the same group?


A. 48

B. 56

C. 64

D. 80

E. 128

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Let us consider the first the group of 7,

If DAvid and Alice are in this group then we need to choose only 5 out of 7 from total of 8 people(as David and Alice are considered in the group)

so we have 8C5 = 56 ways.

Now if David and Alice are in the group of 3 people then selecting the group from the total of 8 people will be = 8C1 = 8

So the total no. of ways = 56 + 8 = 64 ways
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Re: Alice and David are two of the ten people in a group. In how [#permalink] New post 15 Aug 2018, 17:48
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Consider Alice and David as a single person, and then divide the people into groups:

Number of ways = 6(Considering them as one in the group of 7)*3*2 + 7*2(Considering them as one in the group of 3)*2
= 64.
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Re: Alice and David are two of the ten people in a group. In how [#permalink] New post 18 Nov 2018, 16:07
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Consider Alice and David as a single person, and then divide the people into groups:

Number of ways = 6(Considering them as one in the group of 7)*3*2 + 7*2(Considering them as one in the group of 3)*2
= 64.

I didn't get the reason for 3*2 and the last *2.
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