JEE Main 2026 — Permutation Combination Question with Solution
JEE Main 2026 (28 January Shift 2)
Question
Three persons enter in a lift at the ground floor. The lift will go upto floor. The number of ways, in which the three persons can exit the lift at three different floors, if the lift does not stop at first, second and third floors, is equal to .
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Correct answer
210
Step-by-step explanation
Three persons must exit at three different floors.
The lift goes to the 10th floor and does not stop at floors 1, 2, and 3.
Available floors for exit: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (7 floors total).
The number of ways to assign 3 persons to 3 different floors from 7 available floors is a permutation problem: .
Alternatively, choose 3 floors from 7 and arrange 3 persons: .
The lift goes to the 10th floor and does not stop at floors 1, 2, and 3.
Available floors for exit: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (7 floors total).
The number of ways to assign 3 persons to 3 different floors from 7 available floors is a permutation problem: .
Alternatively, choose 3 floors from 7 and arrange 3 persons: .
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