document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=891344>Question 891344</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Five dogs (Fido, Ruff, Lassie, Odie, and Snoopy) were playing in the park. Altogether, they had 5 identical Frisbees. In how many ways could the 5 Frisbees be distributed among the dogs when they leave the park to go home?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #539672 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=539672\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a typical \"stars and bars\" problem with five \"stars\" (frisbees) and four bars, and the number of ways is 9C4 = 126.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you are not familiar with the technique, see here:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_and_bars_(combinatorics) </SPAN>\n" );
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