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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The Mathematics departmental office has the following stock of Dress 7 Red, 4 Navy blue, 6 Green, 8 Black. They are to be distributed, 1 apiece, to the 25 members of the department. How many outcomes are possible?

OpenStudy (ash2326):

Total dry erase markers= ??

OpenStudy (ash2326):

@Yahoo! ??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait let me check

OpenStudy (ash2326):

you just have to total the no. of markers

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nw read

OpenStudy (ash2326):

It wouldn't matter, would you please tell me the no. of dresses totally?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

7 Red,+ 4 Navy blue,+ 6 Green,+ 8 Black. = 25

OpenStudy (ash2326):

Great we have to distribute 25 dresses to 25 persons Let's begin the distribution: First person can be given any of the 25, after he gets 1 the second one can be given any of the remaining 24 how about the third? how many options we have for him/her?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

25!

OpenStudy (ash2326):

you are jumping ahead :) how many options do we have for the third?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

23

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@ash2326

OpenStudy (ash2326):

Good, for the last person? how many dress do we have?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i misread..

OpenStudy (ash2326):

so total no. of ways \[25\times24\times23\times............\times1\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

==== 25!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thxxx.....))

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The Chemistry departmental office has 800 black dry-erase markers. The 25 members of the department may take as many as they like. If 46 markers are taken the first day, how many different distributions to the faculty members are possible?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Does...800 matter here

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont think it will matter

OpenStudy (anonymous):

46!/21!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is this the answer

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