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How many ways can 4 books be distributed among 9 people?

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
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Mehoo asked:

There are 4 books and 9 people. There is no limit on the number of books a single person can have. How many ways can the books be distributed if A) they are just 4 identical copies of the same book B) they are 4 different, unique books?

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