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How Many Ways Can 4 Books Be Distributed Among 9 People?

Posted on | August 22, 2009 |

There are 4 books and 9 people. There is no limit on the number of books a single person can have. How many ways can the books be distributed if A) they are just 4 identical copies of the same book B) they are 4 different, unique books?

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2 Responses to “How Many Ways Can 4 Books Be Distributed Among 9 People?”

  1. jenny S
    August 22nd, 2009 @ 1:41 pm

    is that 9 combination 4

  2. CogitoEr
    August 22nd, 2009 @ 6:07 pm

    infinite ways.
    Since there are fewer books than there are people, I can only assume that the books dont have to remain whole

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