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Two doctors, three lawyers and one teacher went for a picnic? How many persons would have went
for picnic at minimum if a person cannot be both teacher and lawyer?
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- Ans:4
A person cannot be both "teacher and lawyer".
But they may be "doctor and lawyer" or "doctor and teacher".
Doctor and lawyer --1 p
Doctor and teacher--1 p
Lawyer--------------------2 p
Total is 4 min persons should be there. - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(28) No(7)
- STEP 1.) 1 Person who is both Doctor with Teacher will go. Now , we are left with 1 doctor and 3 lawyers.
STEP 2.) 1 Person who is Doctor with Lawyer will go. Now, we are left with only 2 lawyers only.
STEP 3.) These 2 lawyers left will go now since all go from 2 doctors, 3 lawyers and 1 teacher.
So, Persons went on trip = 1(Doctor & Teacher) + 1(Doctor & lawyer) +2(Lawyers) = 4 - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(20) No(0)
- doctor=1+lawyer=2+teacher=1
ans=4 - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
- Ans 4
2D+1L+1T=4P - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- 2D+3L+1T WENT FOR PICNIC , ( HOW MANY MINIMUM PERSON NEEDED TO FRAME 2D+3 L+ 1T)
FROM GIVEN SINGLE PERSON MAY HAVE MORE THAN ONE PROFESSION,
SO, CLEARLY THEY SAID ONE DOESN'T BE AS BOTH TEACHER AND LAWYER.....
POSSIBLE AS MINIMUM PERSON INVOLVE IS......
1. ONE BE DOCTOR AND TEACHER
2. ONE BE DOCTOR AND LAWYER,
WE HAVE REMAINING TWO PERSON BOTH ARE LAWYER
3. LAWYER
4.LAWYER - 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- 2(D+L)+ 1(L)+1(T)=4
- 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- D-doctor,L-lawyer,T-teacher
1.D+T
2.D+L
3.L
4.L..........
only 4 combinations are possible here...so 4 persons..... - 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- 3+2+1=6
3lawyers and 1teacher are not selected then=6P2
=30 - 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- There are 3 lawyers,2 doctors and one teacher
Here person cannot be both "Teacher and Lawyer"
However person may be "Doctor and lawyer" or "Doctor and teacher"
"Doctor and Lawyer"-----------1p
"Doctor and Teacher"----------1p
lawyer-------------------------------2p
Therefore the total of 4 persons are there based upon the condition. - 1 year agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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