Maths Permutations & Combination Definition of Combinations, Condition Combinations, Division into Groups, Derangements Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 13, 2026

In how many ways can a girl and a boy be selected from a group of 15 boys and 8 girls

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In the above question we have a total number of boys 15.

And we have to select one boy from a group of 15 people. Here we have:

Now by putting the value in the formula we can write:

On simplifying it gives us:

Now we can break the factorial values and it gives the value:

Again we have a total number of girls given 10 .

And we have to select one girl from a group of 10 girls. Here we have :

Similarly as above by putting the value in the formula we can write:

On simplifying it gives us:

Now we can break the factorial values and it gives the value:

Now we will multiply both the values to get the required answer:

By putting the values of both the combination, we have:

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