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So for this I did a simple picture of putting 5 indistinct things into 3 indistinct boxes. | So for this I did a simple picture of putting 5 indistinct things into 3 indistinct boxes. | ||
| + | Ways to put objects | ||
| − | + | 5 - 0 - 0 | |
| − | 5 | + | |
| − | 4 | + | 4 - 1 - 0 |
| − | 3 | + | |
| − | 3 | + | 3 - 2 - 0 |
| − | 2 | + | |
| + | 3 - 1 - 1 | ||
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| + | 2 - 2 - 1 | ||
I didn't label the boxes because they are indistinguishable and therefore something like 2,2,1 is the same as 1,2,2. | I didn't label the boxes because they are indistinguishable and therefore something like 2,2,1 is the same as 1,2,2. | ||
Counting them up I got an answer of 5 ways. | Counting them up I got an answer of 5 ways. | ||
| − | --[[User:Aifrank|Aifrank]] 18:17, 23 September 2008 (UTC) | + | |
| + | *aifrank@purdue.edu | ||
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| + | *--[[User:Aifrank|Aifrank]] 18:17, 23 September 2008 (UTC) | ||
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| + | I believe this is the correct answer as I got the same one. Also, the explanation where you mentioned that 2,2,1 cannot be distinguished from 1,2,2 made a lot of sense. --[[User:Kduhon|Kduhon]] 16:08, 4 October 2008 (UTC) | ||
Latest revision as of 12:08, 4 October 2008
So for this I did a simple picture of putting 5 indistinct things into 3 indistinct boxes. Ways to put objects
5 - 0 - 0
4 - 1 - 0
3 - 2 - 0
3 - 1 - 1
2 - 2 - 1
I didn't label the boxes because they are indistinguishable and therefore something like 2,2,1 is the same as 1,2,2.
Counting them up I got an answer of 5 ways.
- aifrank@purdue.edu
- --Aifrank 18:17, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
I believe this is the correct answer as I got the same one. Also, the explanation where you mentioned that 2,2,1 cannot be distinguished from 1,2,2 made a lot of sense. --Kduhon 16:08, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
