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A football team of 11 players is to be selected from 2 groups consisting of 8 and 7 players. In how many ways, can the selection be made so that no group contributes less than 5 players?
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We need to select 11 players in such a way that no group contributes less than 5 players. This means we can either select 5 players from the first group and 6 from the second, or 6 from the first group and 5 from the second. Show more…
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