SOLUTION: In how many ways can five different books be distributed among ten people if each person can get any number of books?

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Question 937534: In how many ways can five different books be distributed among ten people if each person can get any number of books?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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10 ways to give the 1st book to a person, 10 ways to give the 2nd book to a person, ..., 10 ways to give the 5th book to a person

Number of ways = 10*10*10*10*10 = 10^5