Mathematics · Probability

JEE Main 2026 — 5 April, Morning Shift — Question 45

Two players A and B play a series of games of badminton. The player who wins 5 games first wins the series. Assuming that no game ends in a draw, the number of ways in which player A wins the series is

Answer: 126

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

Maximum number of games will be 9

A must win 5 gamese so, Number of ways =9C5=126={ }^{9} \mathrm{C}_{5}=126 Answer =126=126

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Probability
Topic
Introduction to Probability
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