We wish to distribute 10 identical toys to 3 children. In how many ways can be this done: (a) In total? (b) If every child gets at least 2 toys
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We have 10 toys (stars) and we need to divide them into 3 groups (for the 3 children). To do this, we can use 2 bars. So, we have a total of 12 objects (10 stars and 2 bars). We need to choose the positions for the 2 bars among the 12 objects. This can be done in Show more…
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