document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1026776>Question 1026776</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "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. </SPAN>\n" );
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