QUESTION

CSAT

Easy

Maths

Prelims 2023

In how many ways can a batsman score exactly 25 runs by scoring single runs, fours and sixes only, irrespective of the sequence of scoring shots?

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Explanation

Let the singles taken and the fours and the sixes scored by the batsman be x, y and z respectively.

So, as per the question: x+4y+6z=25x + 4y + 6z = 25, wherein x,y,z0x, y, z \ge 0

If no six has been hit, i.e. z=0z = 0 x+4y=25x + 4y = 25

So, the possible values of (x, y) may be (1, 6), (5, 5), (9, 4), (13, 3), (17, 2), (21, 1), (25, 0), i.e. 7 possible ways.

If one six has been hit, i.e. z=1z = 1 x+4y=19x + 4y = 19

So, the possible values of (x, y) may be (3, 4), (7, 3), (11, 2), (15, 1), (19, 0), i.e. 5 possible ways.

If two sixes have been hit, i.e. z=2z = 2 x+4y=13x + 4y = 13

So, the possible values of (x, y) may be (1, 3), (5, 2), (9, 1), (13, 0), i.e. 4 possible ways.

If three sixes have been hit, i.e. z=3z = 3 x+4y=7x + 4y = 7

So, the possible values of (x, y) may be (3, 1), (7, 0), i.e. 2 possible ways.

If four sixes have been hit, i.e. z=4z = 4 x+4y=1x + 4y = 1

So, the possible values of (x, y) may be (1, 0), i.e. 1 possible way.

So, total number of possible ways = 7+5+4+2+1=197 + 5 +4 + 2 + 1 = 19

Hence, option (B) is correct.

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