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Stars and Bars: Distributing Identical Items

Lesson 6 of 815 minLab

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In this lesson

You count ways to share identical vouchers, bagels and hours, with and without a minimum, and handle an upper limit with inclusion–exclusion.

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  2. Permutations: FACT, PERMUT & RepetitionLab14 min Locked
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  4. Arrangements with Identical Items: the MultinomialLab14 min Locked
  5. Inclusion–Exclusion: Counting OverlapsLab14 min Locked
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