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Question: In an election there are 8 candidates, out of which 5 are to be chosen. If a voter may vote for any ...

In an election there are 8 candidates, out of which 5 are to be chosen. If a voter may vote for any number of candidates but not greater than the number to chosen, then in how many ways can a voter vote

A

216

B

114

C

218

D

None of these

Answer

218

Explanation

Solution

Required number of ways = 8C1 + 82 + 8C3 + 8C4 + 8C5

= 8 + 28 + 56 + 70 + 56 = 218

{Since voter may vote to one, two, three, four or all candidates}.