From 4 officers and 8 Jawans in how many ways can 6 be chosen

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From 4 officers and 8 Jawans in how many ways can 6 be chosen to include at least one officer?

1. 896
2. 986
3. 886
4. 996

Correct Option: A

We may choose 1 officer and 5 jawans or 2 officers and 4 jawans ......... or 4 officers and 2 jawans.

So Required answer = [⁴C₁ x ⁸C₅] + [⁴C₂ x ⁸C₄] + [⁴C₃ x ⁸C₃] + [⁴C₄ x ⁸C₂]
= 224 + 420 + 224 + 28 = 896.