To fill 12 vacancies there are 25 candidates of which five are from scheduled caste. If 3 of the vacancies are reserved for scheduled caste candidates while the rest are open to all, then the number of ways in which the selection can be made __________.
Since 3 vacancies filled from 5 candidates in 5C3 ways and now remaining candidates are 22 and remaining seats are 9.
By multiplication rule,
The selection can be made in 5C3×22C9