Question

In how many ways can $n$ things be given to $p$ persons, when there is no restriction as to the number of things each may receive?

Answer 1

Each person can receive a particular number of things in $p$ ways
$\therefore$ Total no. of ways of giving $n$ things to $p$ persons
$=p\times p\times p.....n\left(times\right)$
$=p^n$