What is the number of positive integer solutions of ?

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  3. 6
  4. 9

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Option 1 : 3
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Concept:

The number of positive integer solutions for the equation x + y + z = n is given by the combination formula:

Number of solutions = C(n - 1, k - 1), where k is the number of variables.

Formula Used:

C(n, r) = n! / [r! × (n - r)!]

Calculation:

Here, n = 5 and k = 3.

The number of solutions is:

⇒ C(5 - 1, 3 - 1) = C(4, 2)

⇒ C(4, 2) = 4! / [2! × (4 - 2)!]

⇒ C(4, 2) = 24 / [2 × 2]

⇒ C(4, 2) = 6

The correct answer is Option 3.

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