Question

Five gifts are to be distributed among seven persons. The number of ways in which this can be done, if there is no restriction on the number of gifts a person can get, is ______.

Options

• `"^7P_5`

• 5⁷

• 7⁵

• 7⁵ - 7

Answer 1

Five gifts are to be distributed among seven persons. The number of ways in which this can be done, if there is no restriction on the number of gifts a person can get, is 7⁵.

Explanation:

Each of the five gifts can be awarded in seven ways.

Hence, all the five gifts can be awarded in 7⁵ ways.