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Published on: August 14, 2026
The number of ways in which an examiner can assign 30 marks to 8 questions, awarding not less than 2 marks to any question is
A
B
C
D
None of these
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
Since the minimum marks to any question is two, the maximum marks that can be assigned to any questions is 
. If 
are the marks assigned to 
questions, then 
with 
for 
. Thus the required number of ways
= the coefficient of 
in 
= the coefficient of 
in 
= the coefficient of 
in 
= the coefficient of 
in 
= the coefficient of 
in
= the coefficient 
in 
since the second bracket has powers of 
etc.
= 
.
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