Combination of n Different Things Taken One or More at a Time
The number of...
Question
The number of ways in which 5 identical balls can be kept in 10 identical boxes, if not more than one can go into a box, is
A
10P5
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B
(105)
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C
5
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D
1
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Solution
The correct option is D1 Since all balls are identical and all boxes are also identical. There is condition that we can only put one ball in one box. So there will be only 1 way of doing this because of identical boxes.