SOLUTION: Total number of ways in which 5 balls of different colour can be distributed among 3 persons so that each person gets atleast one ball is?

Question 1026776: Total number of ways in which 5 balls of different colour can be distributed among 3 persons so that each person gets atleast one ball is?
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If the five balls were lined up there are four spaces in-between where two separators can be inserted. The two separators can be positioned in C(4,2) = 6 ways. After this, the three separated sets can be arranged in 3! = 6 ways. This gives a total of 6*6 = 36 ways.
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