A question paper consists of two sections having respectively 3 and 5 questions. The following note is given on the paper. “It is not necessary to attempt all the questions”. One question from each section is compulsory. In how many ways, a candidate…

Explanation:

Here we have two sections A and B. Section A has 3 questions and B has 5 questions and one question from each section is compulsory according to the given condition.

Number of ways selecting one or more than one question from section A.

= 3+3+1=7

Similarly, from section b = 1+5+24+1=31

According to the rule of multiplication, the required number of ways in which a candidate can select the questions = 7 X 31 = 217