document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=807857>Question 807857</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> may you please help with this question: There are four boxes in a line.In how many ways can fifteen distinct objects be placed into these boxes such that each box contain at least one object and the number of objects in each box gives a geometric series with integer first term and common ratio?. Thank you!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #486565 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=486565\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> start with 1 and a common ratio of 2 and we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1, 2, 4, 8 and the sum of the objects is 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now there are 4! ways to arrange 1, 2, 4, 8 and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4! = 4*3*2*1 = 24 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this answer assumes that one is allowed to rearrange each distinct way into<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1, 2, 4, 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for example, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2, 1, 4, 8 is allowed to be arranged into 1, 2, 4, 8 for the common ratio 2\r<BR>\n" );
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