Question: How many ways are there to put 2 balls in boxes (where ) if (c) the balls are not distinguishable but the boxes are? My

 How many ways are there to put 2 balls in boxes
(where ) if (c) the balls are not distinguishable but the boxes

How many ways are there to put 2 balls in boxes (where ) if (c) the balls are not distinguishable but the boxes are? My approach was to notice the two cases of how the balls can be placed. 20 and 11. For 20, I figured that there are n ways to place the 2 balls (n*1} = n. For 11, lthought that there are n[n-1) ways to place the balls. n+n(n-1) : n+n"2 - n : n"2 Why is this solution wrong

Step by Step Solution

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer
Step: 1 Unlock blur-text-image
Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock
Step: 3 Unlock

Students Have Also Explored These Related Mathematics Questions!