How many ways can eight identical svarves be placed into four disingusihable boxes( boxes you can tell apart), if each box must contain at least one scarf?
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How many ways can eight identical svarves be placed into four disingusihable boxes( boxes you can tell apart), if each box must contain at least one scarf?
Hello, santatrue!
I had to list the possiblities . . . *blush*Quote:
How many ways can eight identical scarves be placed into four distinguishable boxes
( boxes you can tell apart), if each box must contain at least one scarf?
I found five scenarios.
. . . and there are
ways.
. . . and there are
ways.
. . . and there are
ways.
. . . and there are
ways.
. . . and there is
way.
Therefore, there are: .
Go on, put one scarf into each box.Quote:
Originally Posted by santatrue
Now how many ways can we put the four identical scarves left into the four different boxes?