How many different arrangements are there for placing identical coins into three different piggy banks, say red, blue and green, if the red piggy bank should contain at least 2 coins, the blue piggy bank should contain at least 1 coin, and the green piggy bank should contain at least 3 coins. Suppose that the three piggy banks together cannot contain more than 11 coins.

How many different arrangements are there for placing identical coins into three different piggy banks, say red, blue and green, if the red piggy bank should contain at least 2 coins, the blue piggy bank should contain at least 1 coin, and the green piggy bank should contain at least 3 coins. Suppose that the three piggy banks together cannot contain more than 11 coins.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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