(Q). A fruit basket has 5 bananas, 6 Lemon & 5 different type of fruits. In how many ways one can select fruits from this fruit basket?
Solution:-
we know that the total number of ways of selecting one or more things from ‘p’ identical things of one type, ‘q’ identical things of another type & ‘n’ distinct things is
= (p+1)(q+1)2ⁿ – 1
= (5+1)(6+1)2⁵ – 1
= 1343 ways Answer