20 different comic books will be distributed to 5 kids. 1) How many ways are there to distribute the comic books if there are no restrictions on how many go to each kid (other than the fact that all 20 will be given out)? 2) How many ways are there to distribute the comic books if they are divided evenly so that 4 go to each kid??

20 different comic books will be distributed to 5 kids. 1) How many ways are there to distribute the comic books if there are no restrictions on how many go to each kid (other than the fact that all 20 will be given out)? 2) How many ways are there to distribute the comic books if they are divided evenly so that 4 go to each kid??

College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter9: Counting And Probability

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 4T: Over the past year, John has purchased 30 books. In how many ways can he pick four of these books...

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