Six odd parts summing to 96
Question
Count the solutions of in which every is an odd non-negative integer. The count equals with ; report .
Short answer
. Writing turns the equation into with . Stars and bars gives , so .
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- Counting and Combinatorics
- Sample Spaces, Events, and the Probability Axioms
- Conditional Probability, Total Probability, and Bayes' Rule
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