SOLUTION: How many ways can I pay out 10 $1 coins to 6 employees so that no employee gets paid more than $2?

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Question 681951: How many ways can I pay out 10 $1 coins to 6 employees so that no employee
gets paid more than $2?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since we must pay each of them something, the only
way is to give 4 of them $2 and 2 of them $1.

We can select the 2 recipients to pay $1 to in C(6,2) ways, or
%286%2A5%29%2F%282%2A1%29 = 15 ways.

Edwin