There are 6 balls of same size, shape and colour. These balls has to be arranged in 6 boxes of same

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05 Jun 2014 Probability

There are 6 balls of same size, shape and colour. These balls has to be arranged in 6 boxes of same size, shape and colour. Total no. of possible methods are

OPtion

1) 8
2) 30
3) 12
4) 36
5) 144
6) 9
7) 11
8) 18
9) 60
10)None of these

Solution

Methods are (6,0,0,0,0,0), (5,1,0,0,0,0), (4,2,0,0,0,0), (4,1,1,0,0,0), (3,3,0,0,0,0), (3,2,1,0,0,0), (3,1,1,1,0,0),
(2,2,2,0,0,0), (2,2,1,1,0,0), (2,1,1,1,1,0), (1,1,1,1,1,1)

Option 7)

Correct Option: 7 Best Solution (3)