The number of ways, in which 16 oranges can be distributed to four children such that each child gets at least one orange, is
- 384
- 403
- 429
- 455
Answer
(4) 455
Solution
The oranges are identical. Let the children get x1, x2, x3, x4 oranges:
x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 = 16, xi 1
Put xi = yi + 1 (yi 0): y1 + y2 + y3 + y4 = 12
Number of solutions = 12+4-1C4-1 = 15C3
= 15 14 136 = 455
Answer: (4)