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| + | This solution is correct; although it is very interesting that counting something like this has no closed formula especially since the problem is very general. | ||
| + | --[[User:ysuo|ysuo]] 23:47, 5 October 2008 (UTC) | ||
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This is very similar to example 11 on page 379:
Since it explicitly says "No simple closed formula exists for this number [indistinguishable objects and indistinguishable boxes]," the best way to go about the problem is simply list the solutions.
Box 1: 5 4 3 3 2
Box 2: 0 1 1 2 2
Box 3: 0 0 1 0 1
So, the answer is 5.
--Djallen 19:17, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
Comments: This solution is correct; although it is very interesting that counting something like this has no closed formula especially since the problem is very general. --ysuo 23:47, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
