Nine balls are distributed among four boxes randomly. Calculate the probability that one of the boxes contains three balls.
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We can use the stars and bars method to find the total number of ways to distribute nine balls among four boxes. We need to place three bars to separate the balls into four boxes. For example, if we place the bars like this: |||****|***, it means the first box has Show more…
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