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(Q). A work can be compelted by 5 men or 7 women in 4 days. In how many ways labour force can be selected if work has to be finished in 4 days & available labour force is 12 men & 10 women? If labour force has only men or only women.
Solution:-

Since work can be completed by 5 men or 7 women in 4 days.Here this 'or' suggest that fundamental principle of summation will be used

case(i): when work is completed by men then number of ways of selecting labour force i.e. 5 men out of 12 men is 
            ¹²C₅ = 792
case(ii): when work is completed by women then number of ways of selecting labour force i.e. 7 women out of 10 women is 
            ¹⁰C₇ = 120

Hence required number of ways = 792 + 120 = 912 ways Answer