JEE Main · 2026 · 23 Jan 2026 · Shift 2 · Permutations and Combinations

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The number of ways, in which 16 oranges can be distributed to four children such that each child gets at least one orange, is
  1. (A)429
  2. (B)384
  3. (C)403
  4. (D)455✓ Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

Let child receive oranges with . Putting gives . The number of non-negative integer solutions is .

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