Pg.381 Problem #54
54) How many ways are there to distribute five indistinguishable objects into three indistinguishable boxes?
- For each way to distribute objects, list the number of objects in the boxes with the box containing the largest number of objects first.
BOXES 1-3
- 1st way 5, 0, 0
- 2nd way 4, 1, 0
- 3rd way 3, 2, 0
- 4th way 3, 1, 1
- 5th way 2, 2, 1
- So, there are 5 ways to distribute 5 indistinguishable objects into three indistinguishable boxes
--Ehanna 12:55, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
