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Eight-dice-are-tossed-If-the-dice-are-identical-in-appearance-how-many-different-looking-distinguishable-occurrences-are-there-

Question Number 134389 by EDWIN88 last updated on 03/Mar/21 $$\mathrm{Eight}\:\mathrm{dice}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{tossed}.\:\mathrm{If}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{dice}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{identical}\:\mathrm{in} \\ $$$$\mathrm{appearance}\:,\:\mathrm{how}\:\mathrm{many}\:\mathrm{different}−\mathrm{looking}\: \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{distinguishable}\right)\:\mathrm{occurrences}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{there}? \\ $$ Answered by bramlexs22 last updated on 03/Mar/21 $$\mathrm{Theorem}\: \\…

I-have-25-horses-and-I-d-like-to-know-which-are-the-three-fastest-horses-among-them-I-do-not-have-a-clock-but-I-have-a-race-track-which-can-be-used-by-5-horses-at-a-time-If-each-horse-covers-the-dis

Question Number 3274 by Yozzi last updated on 09/Dec/15 $${I}\:{have}\:\mathrm{25}\:{horses}\:{and}\:{I}'{d}\:{like}\:{to} \\ $$$${know}\:{which}\:{are}\:{the}\:{three}\:{fastest} \\ $$$${horses}\:{among}\:{them}.\:{I}\:{do}\:{not}\:{have}\:{a} \\ $$$${clock}\:{but}\:{I}\:{have}\:{a}\:{race}\:{track}\:{which} \\ $$$${can}\:{be}\:{used}\:{by}\:\mathrm{5}\:{horses}\:{at}\:{a}\:{time}. \\ $$$${If}\:{each}\:{horse}\:{covers}\:{the}\:{distance} \\ $$$${of}\:{the}\:{track}\:{in}\:{the}\:{same}\:{time}\:{for} \\ $$$${every}\:{race}\:{it}\:{runs},\:{find}\:{the}\:{least} \\…

One-can-only-move-to-the-right-or-downwards-on-the-4-by-6-point-lattice-shown-How-many-paths-from-to-are-there-

Question Number 3273 by Yozzi last updated on 09/Dec/15 $$\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\:\:{One}\:{can}\:{only}\:{move}\:{to}\:{the} \\ $$$$\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\:\:{right}\:{or}\:{downwards}\:{on}\:{the} \\ $$$$\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\:\:\mathrm{4}\:{by}\:\mathrm{6}\:{point}\:{lattice}\:{shown}. \\ $$$$\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\:\:{How}\:{many}\:{paths}\:{from}\:\ast\:{to} \\ $$$$\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\:\:\:\:\ast\:{are}\:{there}?\: \\ $$$$\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\ast\:\:\ast \\ $$$$ \\ $$ Answered…

You-have-unlimited-number-of-1kg-5kg-10kg-and-25-kg-weights-In-how-many-ways-you-can-create-a-total-of-43kg-For-example-43-1-5-8-3-2-etc-

Question Number 3216 by prakash jain last updated on 07/Dec/15 $$\mathrm{You}\:\mathrm{have}\:\mathrm{unlimited}\:\mathrm{number}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{1kg},\:\mathrm{5kg} \\ $$$$\mathrm{10kg}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{25}\:\mathrm{kg}\:\mathrm{weights}.\:\mathrm{In}\:\mathrm{how}\:\mathrm{many}\:\mathrm{ways} \\ $$$$\mathrm{you}\:\mathrm{can}\:\mathrm{create}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{total}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{43kg}. \\ $$$$\mathrm{For}\:\mathrm{example} \\ $$$$\mathrm{43}×\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\mathrm{5}×\mathrm{8}+\mathrm{3}×\mathrm{2} \\ $$$$\mathrm{etc}. \\ $$…

in-how-many-ways-can-n-men-and-n-women-be-arranged-in-a-row-such-that-men-and-women-alternate-

Question Number 133995 by mr W last updated on 26/Feb/21 $${in}\:{how}\:{many}\:{ways}\:{can}\:{n}\:{men}\:{and} \\ $$$${n}\:{women}\:{be}\:{arranged}\:{in}\:{a}\:{row}\:{such} \\ $$$${that}\:{men}\:{and}\:{women}\:{alternate}? \\ $$ Commented by benjo_mathlover last updated on 26/Feb/21 $$=\:\mathrm{2}×\mathrm{n}!×\mathrm{n}!\:=\:\mathrm{2}×\left(\mathrm{n}!\right)^{\mathrm{2}}…