document.write( "Question 1163687: How many ways can you distribute 4 different balls among 4 different boxes? Some of the boxes can be empty. \n" ); document.write( "

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For n distinct objects distributed into r distinct boxes (where order within the box does not matter, and a box may be left empty): $\"+r%5En+\"$
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