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Mr.IITIAN007 (2985)

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A team of z couples (husband and wife) attend a lucky draw in which  m (obviously  m<z) persons picked up for a prize.Then what is the probability that there is :-
i)at least 1 couple to win the prize
ii)exactly 1 couple to win the prize

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if i have completely understood your question then this is the soln.:

there are z couples so,
no. of men=z
no. of women=z.
prizes can be given out in 2zCm ways.
now for q1:
required probability= 1- (probability of either all the winners are either women or all are men)
=1- 2 (zCm/2zCm)
for q2:
required probability= 2 ( z ( z-1Cm-2/2zCm) )

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2)Hi!!!
Here goes the solution>>>
No. of people attending the draw = 2z
Thus, total no. of ways of selecting m winners = 2zCm.

It is known that,
if only one couple is among the m winners,
the couple can be chosen in zC1 = z ways.

Clearly,
remaining m-2 winners are to be chosen from z-1 couples such that no 2 winners are from the same couple.

Now,
no. of ways of selecting the first winner = 2(z-1).
{becoz the winner can be either the husband or the wife}

Similarly,
no. of ways of selecting the second winner = 2(z-2)
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no. of ways of selecting the (m-2)th winner = 2(z-(m-2))

Thus,
total no. of ways of selecting the m winners such that they include a couple also = (z).{2(z-1)}.{2(z-2)}...{2(z-(m-2))}
= (z).{2m-2}.{z-1Pm-2}

Clearly,
required probability = (z).{2m-2}.{z-1Pm-2} / (2zCm).


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No No.Above explanations are wrong.Sorry above users , don't mind.I am trying for the correct one.
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