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  1. September 16th 2009, 09:44 PM #1
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    number possible values question

    Hi,

    You have three unique apples, and eight boxes. No two apples can be in the same box. In how many ways you place the apples?

    The way I modeled this problem is...

    8x7x6

    Is this correct?
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    Quote Originally Posted by absvalue View Post
    You have three unique apples, and eight boxes. No two apples can be in the same box. In how many ways you place the apples?
    8x7x6
    Is this correct?
    Yes
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