SOLUTION: In how many ways can $4$ balls be placed in $8$ boxes if the balls and boxes are both distinguishable?

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Question 1204711: In how many ways can $4$ balls be placed in $8$ boxes if the balls and boxes are both distinguishable?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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Each of the 4 balls has 8 choices for the box it goes into.

ANSWER: 8^4 = 2^12 = 4096