Question

16 players $P_1,P_2,P_3,\dots .P_{16}$ take part in a tennis tournament. Lower suffix player is better than any higher suffix player. These players are to be divided into 4 groups each comprising of 4 playerts and the best from cach group is selected for semifinals.
Number of ways in which 16 players can be divided into four equal groups, is $K\prod _{r=1}^8(2r-1)$, where $K$ equals

• A. $\frac{35}{27}$
• B. $\frac{35}{24}$
• C. $\frac{35}{52}$
• D. $\frac{35}{6}$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Correct answer is (a) $\frac{35}{27}$