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June 2010 p61 q6
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Find the number of different ways that a set of 10 different mugs can be shared between Lucy and Monica if each receives an odd number of mugs.
Solution
To solve this problem, we need to determine the number of ways to distribute 10 different mugs between Lucy and Monica such that both receive an odd number of mugs.
Since the total number of mugs is 10, the possible distributions where both receive an odd number are:
Lucy receives 1 mug and Monica receives 9 mugs.
Lucy receives 3 mugs and Monica receives 7 mugs.
Lucy receives 5 mugs and Monica receives 5 mugs.
Lucy receives 7 mugs and Monica receives 3 mugs.
Lucy receives 9 mugs and Monica receives 1 mug.
For each distribution, we calculate the number of combinations: