A team of 4 students is to be selected from a total of 12 students. The total number of ways in which the team can be selected such that two particular students refuse to be together and other two particular students wish to be together only is equal to
Let two particular students S1 and S2 wish to be together and S3 and S4 refuse to be together .
Case :1
Total ways when S1,S2,S3 and S4 all are excluded.
= 8C4=8×7×6×51×2×3×4=70
Case: 2
Total ways when S1,S2 are included but S3,S4 are excluded.
= 8C2=8×71×2=28
Case: 3
Total ways when S1,S2 are included and any one out of S3 and S4 is included.
= 2C1× 8C1=21×81=16
Case: 4
Total ways when S1,S2 are excluded and any one out of S3 and S4 is included.
= 2C1× 8C3=21×8×7×61×2×3=112
∴ Total number of ways =70+28+16+112=226.
Hence, Option C is correct.