Question

There are 4 bananas, 7 apples and 6 mangoes in a fruit basket. In how many ways can a person make a selection of fruits from the basket.

Answer 1

Answer:

A person can make a selection of fruits from the basket is 279 ways.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Number of Bananas = 4

Number of Apples = 7

Number of Mangoes = 6

To find: Number of ways can a person make a selection of fruits from the basket.

Number of ways to select zero or more bananas = 4 + 1 = 5 ways

Number of ways to select zero or more apples = 7 +1 = 8 ways

Number of ways to select zero or more mangoes in 6 +1 = 7 ways

So, Total number of ways = 5 × 8 ×7 = 280

We included a case of 0 Banana , 0 apple and 0 mangoes, so we have to subtract this from total number of ways,

⇒ Number of ways = 280 – 1 = 279 ways

Therefore, A person can make a selection of fruits from the basket is 279 ways.