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number of different ways 6 prizes can be distributed among 3 different students so that each receives 2 prizes
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\n" ); document.write( "# of ways to pick a pair of prizes: 6C2 = 15 ways
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\n" ); document.write( "# of ways to give those to 3 students: 15P3 = 15*14*13 = 2730 ways
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