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In a shop there are five types of ice-cream available. A child buys six ice-cream. Statement - 1: The number of different ways the child can buy the six ice-cream is $${}^{10}{C_5}$$. Statement - 2: The number of different ways the child can buy the six ice-cream is equal to the number of different ways of arranging 6 A and 4 B's in a row.

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  1. A.Statement - 1 is false, Statement - 2 is truecorrect
  2. B.Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true, Statement - 2 is a correct explanation for Statement - 1
  3. C.Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true, Statement - 2 is not a correct explanation for Statement - 1
  4. D.Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is false

Answer

A. Statement - 1 is false, Statement - 2 is true

Explanation

Note : n items can be distribute among p persons are $${}^{n + p - 1}{C_{p - 1}}$$ ways. Here n = 6 ice-cream p = 5 types of ice-cream Each ice-cream belongs to one of the 5 ice-cream type. So chosen 6 ice-crean can be divide into 5 types of ice-cream. $$ \therefore $$ The number of different ways the child can buy the six ice-cream is = $${}^{6 + 5 - 1}{C_{5 - 1}}$$ = $${}^{10}{C_4}$$ $$ \therefore $$ Statement - 1 is false. Number of different ways of arranging 6 A and 4 B's in a row = $${{10!} \over {6!4!}} = {}^{10}{C_4}$$ $$ \therefore $$ Statement - 2 is true.

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