Question

in how many ways can 5 prizes be distributed to 8 students if each student can get any number of prizes?

Answer 1

1st prize has 8 choices, second has 8, and so on, so 8^5.

Answer 2

@primeralph i dint got

Answer 3

What?

Answer 4

can u explin in detail

Answer 5

This is kind of permutation with repetition case

Read it: http://www.mathsisfun.com/combinatorics/combinations-permutations.html

Answer 6

Since each gift can be given to 8 people, the first gift can be given to 8 people and so can the second, third, and so on. So there are 8*8*8*8*8 ways to give them oout.