A family of four is having Muesli for breakfast. Each person has their own, distinguishable Muesli bowl. The Muesli overall contains 172 indistinguishable raisins. In how many ways can the raisins be distributed among the four bowls? O (176) 0 (172) (135) 172! 4!

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A family of four is having Muesli for breakfast. Each person has their own, distinguishable Muesli bowl. The
Muesli overall contains 172 indistinguishable raisins. In how many ways can the raisins be distributed among
the four bowls?
(176)
(17²)
(¹35)
172!
4!
Transcribed Image Text:A family of four is having Muesli for breakfast. Each person has their own, distinguishable Muesli bowl. The Muesli overall contains 172 indistinguishable raisins. In how many ways can the raisins be distributed among the four bowls? (176) (17²) (¹35) 172! 4!
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