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In how many ways can 5 different balls be distributed among three boxes?

Solution

Each ball can be distributed in 3 ways.
∴  Required number of ways in order to distribute 5 balls =`3xx3xx3xx3xx3=243`

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Chapter 16: Permutations - Exercise 16.2 [Page 16]

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Chapter 16 Permutations
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