In how many ways can 8 different ballons be distributed among 7 different boxes when any box

can have any number of ballons?

A) 5^4-1

B) 5^4

C) 4^5-1

D) 7^8


1 Answer

Answer :

Answer: D)

Here n = 7, k = 8.

Hence, required number of ways = n^k

 =7^8 

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