SOLUTION: In how many ways can 12 toys be divided evenly between 3 children ?

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Question 926976: In how many ways can 12 toys be divided evenly between 3 children
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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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Suppose the children are A, B, and C

We can choose 4 for A in C(12,4) = 495 ways.

From the remaining 8 toys, we can choose 4 for B in C(8,4) = 70 ways.

That's 495*70 = 34650 ways.

That's the final answer because C automatically gets the remaing 4.

Edwin