JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper (Held On 11-Jan-2019 Evening)

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    Let S = {1, 2, .... 20}. A subset B of S is said to be "nice", if the sum of the elements of B is 203. Then the probability that a randomly chosen subset of S is "nice" is [JEE  Main Online Paper (Held on 11-jan-2019 Evening)]

    A) \[\frac{5}{{{2}^{20}}}\]                                             

    B) \[\frac{7}{{{2}^{20}}}\]

    C) \[\frac{4}{{{2}^{20}}}\]                                 

    D)   \[\frac{6}{{{2}^{20}}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[S=\{1,2,...,20\}\] Total no. of subsets \[={{2}^{20}}\] We have,\[1+2+...+20=\frac{20(21)}{2}=210\] Sum of elements will be 203 if we would not choose 7 or elements which are giving sum 7. Elements giving sum 7 are (1, 6), (2, 5), (3, 4), (1, 2, 4) Thus, a subset will be 'nice' if we didn?t choose these 5 outcomes. \[\therefore \]Required probability (subset chosen is 'nice') \[=\frac{5}{{{2}^{20}}}\]


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