JEE Main 2026 Mathematics question

MathematicsPermutations and CombinationsJEE Main 2026

A person has three different bags and four different books. The number of ways, in which he can put these books in the bags so that no bag is empty, is:

Answer: (B)

Solution

This counts onto functions from 4 books to 3 bags: 3⁴−3·2⁴+3=36.

Question ID VK-015718