The number of ways, in which 16 oranges can be distributed to four children such that each child gets at least one orange, is
- (A)429
- (B)384
- (C)403
- (D)455✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
Let child receive oranges with . Putting gives . The number of non-negative integer solutions is .
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