Q68 / 155 · WBJEE 2026 · Mathematics
Let 10 Bags $B_1, B_2, \ldots, B_{10}$ which contains $21, 22, \ldots, 30$ different articles respectively. Then the total number of ways to bring out 10 articles from a Bag is
- A${}^{31}C_{20} + {}^{21}C_{10}$
- Correct answerB${}^{31}C_{20} - {}^{21}C_{10}$
- C${}^{30}C_{20} - {}^{20}C_{10}$
- D${}^{30}C_{20} + {}^{20}C_{10}$
Solution
The total number of ways to bring out 10 articles from a bag is the sum of the number of ways to choose 10 articles from each of the 10 bags.
Number of ways to choose 10 articles from bag $B_1$ containing 21 articles is $^{21}C_{10}$.
Number of ways to choose 10 articles from bag $B_2$ containing 22 articles is $^{22}C_{10}$.
Similarly, the number of ways for bag $B_{10}$ containing 30 articles is $^{30}C_{10}$.
Total number of ways $S$ is given by:
$S = ^{21}C_{10} + ^{22}C_{10} + ^{23}C_{10} + \ldots + ^{30}C_{10}$
Adding and subtracting $^{21}C_{11}$ to the series:
$S = (^{21}C_{11} + ^{21}C_{10}) + ^{22}C_{10} + \ldots + ^{30}C_{10} - ^{21}C_{11}$
Using the identity $^{n}C_{r} + ^{n}C_{r-1} = ^{n+1}C_{r}$:
$S = ^{22}C_{11} + ^{22}C_{10} + \ldots + ^{30}C_{10} - ^{21}C_{11}$
$S = ^{23}C_{11} + ^{23}C_{10} + \ldots + ^{30}C_{10} - ^{21}C_{11}$
Continuing this process by combining adjacent terms:
$S = ^{30}C_{11} + ^{30}C_{10} - ^{21}C_{11}$
$S = ^{31}C_{11} - ^{21}C_{11}$
Using the property $^{n}C_{r} = ^{n}C_{n-r}$:
$^{31}C_{11} = ^{31}C_{20}$ and $^{21}C_{11} = ^{21}C_{10}$
Therefore, $S = ^{31}C_{20} - ^{21}C_{10}$
Answer: ${}^{31}C_{20} - {}^{21}C_{10}$
Number of ways to choose 10 articles from bag $B_1$ containing 21 articles is $^{21}C_{10}$.
Number of ways to choose 10 articles from bag $B_2$ containing 22 articles is $^{22}C_{10}$.
Similarly, the number of ways for bag $B_{10}$ containing 30 articles is $^{30}C_{10}$.
Total number of ways $S$ is given by:
$S = ^{21}C_{10} + ^{22}C_{10} + ^{23}C_{10} + \ldots + ^{30}C_{10}$
Adding and subtracting $^{21}C_{11}$ to the series:
$S = (^{21}C_{11} + ^{21}C_{10}) + ^{22}C_{10} + \ldots + ^{30}C_{10} - ^{21}C_{11}$
Using the identity $^{n}C_{r} + ^{n}C_{r-1} = ^{n+1}C_{r}$:
$S = ^{22}C_{11} + ^{22}C_{10} + \ldots + ^{30}C_{10} - ^{21}C_{11}$
$S = ^{23}C_{11} + ^{23}C_{10} + \ldots + ^{30}C_{10} - ^{21}C_{11}$
Continuing this process by combining adjacent terms:
$S = ^{30}C_{11} + ^{30}C_{10} - ^{21}C_{11}$
$S = ^{31}C_{11} - ^{21}C_{11}$
Using the property $^{n}C_{r} = ^{n}C_{n-r}$:
$^{31}C_{11} = ^{31}C_{20}$ and $^{21}C_{11} = ^{21}C_{10}$
Therefore, $S = ^{31}C_{20} - ^{21}C_{10}$
Answer: ${}^{31}C_{20} - {}^{21}C_{10}$
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.