SOLUTION: How many ways can 5 teddy bears, 6 toy trucks, 5 dolls, and 1 toy car be distributed among 17 children if each child is to receive one item? must show work

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Question 1147298: How many ways can 5 teddy bears, 6 toy trucks, 5 dolls, and 1 toy car be distributed among 17 children if each child is to receive one item?
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Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since there are 17 toys and 17 children, the number of ways is just the number of ways of arranging the 17 toys in a row.

By a basic counting principle, that number of ways is

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