Question

In how many ways can 12 balls divided between 2 boys one receiving 5 and other 7 balls

Answer 1

It is given that:
there ate 12 balls which are to be divided among 2 boys and one gets 5 and other gets 7.

So with this information we can have 2 cases:
cast 1: boy 1 gets 5 balls and boy 2 gets 7 balls.
case 2: boy 1 gets 7 balls and boy 2 gets 5 balls.

So 12 boys can be divided in 2 ways between 2 boys.

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