SOLUTION: in how many ways could 18 people be divided into five groups containing, respectively 2,5, 6, 1, and 4,people?
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Question 1188651: in how many ways could 18 people be divided into five groups containing, respectively 2,5, 6, 1, and 4,people?
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enter your response here ways. Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source):
There are at least two distinct ways to calculate this number.
(1) Choose the groups one group at a time:
choose 2 of the 18 for the first group;
choose 5 of the remaining 16 for the second;
choose 6 of the remaining 11 for the third;
choose 1 of the remaining 5 for the fourth; and
choose 4 of the remaining 4 for the last:
