Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Sampling and estimation

Sampling and estimation — practice question

A shop displays $7$ distinct mountain bicycles, $5$ distinct racing bicycles and $8$ distinct ordinary bicycles. A cycling club chooses $6$ of these $20$ bicycles to purchase.
(i)[4]

How many different selections are possible if there are no more than $3$ mountain bicycles and no more than $2$ of each of the other bicycle types?

(ii)[3]

How many different arrangements are there in the cycle rack if the mountain bicycles are all adjacent with no gaps between them, the ordinary bicycles are both adjacent with no gaps between them and all the spaces are adjacent?

(iii)[3]

How many different arrangements are there in the cycle rack if the ordinary bicycles are at each end of the bicycles and there are no spaces between any of the bicycles?

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