Problem: The Parish Council Election

Here is an easy problem for the novice. At the last election of the parish council of Tittlebury-in-the-Marsh there were twenty-three candidates for nine seats. Each voter was qualified to vote for nine of these candidates or for any less number. One of the electors wants to know in just how many different ways it was possible for him to vote.

Solutions: 1


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  1. Dudeney, H. E.: "Amusements in Mathematics", The Authors' Club, 1917

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