Bunuel wrote:
A bibliophile plans to put a total of seven books on her marble shelf. She can choose these seven books from a mixture of works from Antiquity and works on Post-modernism, of which there are seven each. If the shelf must contain at least four works from Antiquity, and one on Post-Modernism, then how many ways can he select seven books to go on the shelf?
(A) 441
(B) 1225
(C) 1666
(D) 1715
(E) 1820
Kudos for correct solution.
We have three option for these - (we have 7 Antiquity and 7 Post-Modernism)
1. 7C4 * 7C3 = 49 (since we should have at least 4 Antiquity)
2. 7C5 * 7C2 = 441
3. 7C6 * 7C1 = 1225 (since we should have at least 1 Post-Modernism)
Adding these = 49 + 441 + 1225 = 1715 ways