document.write( "Question 471737: Permutation and combination.
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document.write( "In how many ways can $16 be divided among 4 beggars so the no beggar shall receive less than $3.\r
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document.write( "Please Solve.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #323514 by robertb(5830)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are only 5 possibilities to distribute 16 $1 bills to 4 people:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5,4,4,3 \n" ); document.write( "4,4,4,4 \n" ); document.write( "5,5,3,3 \n" ); document.write( "7,3,3,3 \n" ); document.write( "6,3,4,3\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The 1st can be done in \n" ); document.write( "The 2nd can be done in only 1 way,\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The 3rd can be done in \n" ); document.write( "The 4th can be done in \n" ); document.write( "The 5th can be done in \n" ); document.write( "for a total of 12 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 12 = 35 ways. \n" ); document.write( " |