JEE Main · 2026 · 05 Apr 2026 · Shift 2 · Permutations and Combinations

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A box contains 5 blue, 6 yellow and 4 red balls. The number of ways, of drawing 8 balls containing at least two balls of each colour, is:
  1. (A)4100✓ Correct
  2. (B)4140
  3. (C)4230
  4. (D)4290

Answer: (A)

Solution

Drawing balls from blue, yellow, red with at least two of each colour forces the counts to be one of . The numbers of selections are , , , , , . Their total is . The number of ways is .

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