Question

You have 10 identical pieces of chocolate and would like to share them with your friends John, Harry, and Donald. Assuming that there are no restrictions on the number of chocolates each can have, in how many different ways can you distribute all the chocolates to the three of them

Answer 1

3.3333333333333333333333 just 3.3

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: 120 ways

Explanation:

given data:

no of chocolate = 10pcs

to be shared among three individuals who are John, Harry and Donald.

there is no restriction to how it can be shared amongst them.

this Problem can be solved using combination as the order with which it would be shared doesn’t matter.

solution:

n = 10

r = 3

= 10C3

= n! / ( n - r )! r !

= 10! / ( 10 - 3 ! ) 3!

= 10! / ( 7! ) 3!

= 120

the chocolate can be shared amongst them in 120ways.