In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, a team consisting of four children is formed such that the team has atleast one boy. The number of ways of forming a team like this is
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“At least one” problems are best solved using complement method.
Concept:
Use complement counting.
Step 1: Total ways to choose 4 from 10.
\[
\binom{10}{4} = 210
\]
Step 2: Count teams with no boys (all girls).
\[
\binom{4}{4} = 1
\]
Step 3: Subtract invalid cases.
\[
210 - 1 = 209
\]
Step 4: Interpret result.
All valid teams have at least one boy.
Step 5: Final answer.
\[
209
\]