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JEE Main 2022Probability Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th June Evening Shift

Question

Let S = {E1, E2, ........., E8} be a sample space of a random experiment such that for every n = 1, 2, ........, 8. Then the number of elements in the set is ___________.

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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 19
Correct answer
19

Step-by-step explanation

Here for n = 1, 2, 3, ......, 8

Here

If one of the number from {1, 2, ......, 8} is left then total by 3 ways.

Similarly by leaving terms more 2 or 3 we get 16 more combinations.

Total number of different set A possible is 16 + 3 = 19

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