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The number of ways of distributing 4 identical red balls, 1 white ball, 1 green ball, 1 black ball among 4 persons if each receives atleast one ball and no one gets all identical red balls are equal to n then the value of `n/104` is equal to _____________

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To solve the problem of distributing 4 identical red balls, 1 white ball, 1 green ball, and 1 black ball among 4 persons such that each person receives at least one ball and no one gets all identical red balls, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Distributing Red Balls We have 4 identical red balls to distribute among 4 persons (let's denote them as A, B, C, and D). Since no one can receive all 4 red balls, we can distribute them in the following valid ways: 1. **Distribution of (1, 1, 1, 1)**: Each person gets 1 red ball. 2. **Distribution of (1, 1, 2, 0)**: Two persons get 1 red ball each, and one person gets 2 red balls (the fourth person gets none). ### Step 2: Calculating Ways for Distribution (1, 1, 1, 1) In this case, there is only 1 way to distribute the red balls since each person gets exactly 1 ball. ### Step 3: Calculating Ways for Distribution (1, 1, 2, 0) Here, we need to choose 2 persons to receive 1 red ball each and 1 person to receive 2 red balls. The fourth person will receive none. - The number of ways to choose 3 persons from 4 is given by \( \binom{4}{3} = 4 \). - For each selection of 3 persons, there are 3 ways to assign who gets 2 red balls. Thus, the total ways for this distribution is: \[ 4 \times 3 = 12 \] ### Step 4: Distributing Other Balls Now, we need to distribute the white, green, and black balls. Each of these balls can go to any of the 4 persons, and since there is only 1 of each color, each can be distributed in 4 ways. - For the white ball: 4 choices - For the green ball: 4 choices - For the black ball: 4 choices The total ways to distribute these balls is: \[ 4 \times 4 \times 4 = 64 \] ### Step 5: Total Ways for Distribution (1, 1, 1, 1) and (1, 1, 2, 0) Now we combine the distributions: 1. For (1, 1, 1, 1): \[ 1 \times 64 = 64 \] 2. For (1, 1, 2, 0): \[ 12 \times 64 = 768 \] Thus, the total number of ways \( n \) is: \[ n = 64 + 768 = 832 \] ### Step 6: Finding \( \frac{n}{104} \) Now, we need to find \( \frac{n}{104} \): \[ \frac{832}{104} = 8 \] ### Final Answer The value of \( \frac{n}{104} \) is **8**. ---
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