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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 11 - 6. permutation and combination

The number of ways of giving \(20\) distinct oranges to \(3\) children such that each child gets atleast one orange is \(............\).

  1. A \(170\)
  2. B \(168\)
  3. C \(169\)
  4. D \(171\)
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(D) \(171\)

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\(20\) distinct oranges distributed among \(3\) children so that each child gets at least one orange \(=3^{20}-{ }^3 C _1 2^{20}+{ }^3 C _2 1^{20}\) Bonus