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    Dec 23, 2011, 11:24 PM
    A boy wants to give his 12 different books to his 3 friends. The first one will recei
    A boy wants to give his 12 different books to his 3 friends. The first one will receive 5 books, the second one will receive 4 books and the third one will receive 3 books. In how many ways can the boy give his books to his friends?
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    Dec 27, 2011, 12:32 AM
    Find the number of ways 5 books can be chosen from the 12 books.

    Then find the number of ways 4 books can be chosen from the remaining books (that is 12 - 5)

    Last find the number of ways 3 books can be chosen from the remaining books (that is 12 - 5 - 4)

    Multiply each answer to get the final answer.
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