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As all the balls are identical and each box must have a ball (i.e. none is empty), the problem boils down to C(29,2)= 406
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Q:find the number of ways  to distribute 30 identical balls in to 3 boxes.that no box is remain empty. 
 
 
                                                               30
ANS:30 objects can be put in 3 boxes  in 3      ways .and each box remain is empty is in
                         30
                       3      -3 ways
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this can be done by using combinations.
the balls can be arranged in  30c3ways and as all balls and boxes are identical there will be no repetetions . so answer is 30c3
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well let's 30 balls  in a row ,
29 places between 30 balls

let's take 2 sticks to be kept in these 29 places, by keeping 2 sticks we divide balls in 3 parts , and we can keep each part in individual boxes

so problem is basically no. of ways of keeping 2 identical sticks in 29 places

the answer is 29C2 = 29*28/2 = 406 ways,



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the answer is 30c3
because all are identical
 
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the answer is 29C2 = 406
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29C2

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according to me
all the above are wrong except chandrashekhar sir & aspiredtolive.
the answer is 75
refer to page 4 (soln. by aspiredtolive)

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first place 3 things in 3 places in one way .
then remaining 27 can be distributed in

          327 - 3c1 227 + 3c2   ways
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IMAGINE 30 DOTS &WE HAVE TO PUT 2BARS IN BETWEEN THEM
SO TOTAL NO OF WAYS 29C2(NO OF BALLS IN EACH BOX>0
 
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ya porshe is correct
nice approach

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Let us first fill all the 3 boxes with 3 identical balls which can be filled in 1 way.
Now if all the balls are necessary to be distributed then,
there is all in all 27C3 ways to distribute all the identical balls.


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we hv 30 identical balls and hv 3 identical markers(or boxes) as boXes should hv at least 1 ball ,the effective space for markers to be placed are 29
hence 29C3

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IS THE ANS 3^29 /2 - 1

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arrange in a row 30 balls and calculate the no. of ways to put 2 partions in 29 places in between


Ans : 29C2

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place one ball each in each of the boxes nd then distribute the other 27 randomly....the number of ways of doing this is 29C2 ways......but the boxes are identical so the final answer will become.......29C2/3

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First supply each box with one ball.The remaining 27 balls can be distributed by taking them along with 2 other identical things and arranging in a row in 29!/27!2!=29c2 ways.Since the boxes are identical,The same partitions are considered as one.So,the no. of ways are 29c2/3

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I think it is 30C3 and it will be uniform distribution and maximum no.of distribution.
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if we take equal distribution den d no.of arrangements will be 10x10x10=1000 ways

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