The-number-1-2-3-4-7-are-randomly-divided-into-two-non-empty-subsets-The-probability-that-the-sum-of-the-numbers-in-the-two-subsets-being-equal-is-r-s-expressed-in-the-lowest-term-Find-r-s- Tinku Tara June 4, 2023 Permutation and Combination 0 Comments FacebookTweetPin Question Number 116397 by john santu last updated on 03/Oct/20 Thenumber1,2,3,4,…,7arerandomlydividedintotwonon−emptysubsets.Theprobabilitythatthesumofthenumbersinthetwosubsetsbeingequalisrsexpressedinthelowestterm.Findr+s? Answered by mr W last updated on 03/Oct/20 1+2+3+4+5+6+7=28eachsubsetshouldhavethesum14.subsetswith1number&6numbers:n=C17=7possibilitiesnS=0subsetswith2numbers&5numbers:n=C27=21possibilitiesnS=0subsetswith3numbers&4numbers:n=C37=35possibilities7+3+4,7+2+5,7+1+6,6+5+3=14nS=4p=0+0+47+21+35=463=rs⇒r+s=4+63=67wecanalsogetthetotalnumberofpossibilitiesvia{27}=63. Commented by john santu last updated on 04/Oct/20 yes..thankyou Answered by john santu last updated on 04/Oct/20 Thetotalnumberofwaysofdividingthesevennumbersintotwonon−emptysubsetsis27−22=63.Notethatsince1+2+3+…+7=28,thesumofthenumberineachofthetwogroupsis14.Notealsothatnumbers5,6,7cannotbeinthesamegroupsince5+6+7=18>14case(1)only6&7inthesamegroupand5theothergroup.{2,3,4,5},{1,6,7}case(2)only5&6inthesamegroupand7intheothergroup.{1,2,5,6},{3,4,7}{3,5,6},{1,2,4,7}case(3)only5&7inthesamegroupand6intheothergroup.{2,5,7},{1,3,4,6}Hencethereare4suchpossibilitiesThustherequiredprobabilityis463yieldingthatp+q=67 Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact: info@tinkutara.com FacebookTweetPin Post navigation Previous Previous post: show-that-x-0-n-xp-x-np-given-that-p-x-n-C-x-p-x-q-n-x-Next Next post: Question-181935 Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.