Dividing apples

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From: padmanab
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 16:02

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Hi Netters, 

Here is a SIMPLE problem I came acroos long ago. 
I am posting it because I think it has a wonderful 
solution. 

Suppose there are 25 identical apples. How many 
ways can you divide them among three people? Also, 
all the apples must be divided among them. 

EXAMPLE:        person 1     person 2    person 3
                --------     --------    ---------
                   1             20          4 
                   5              0          20 
HAVE FUN! 

-Prasad Padmanabhan
Dept. of ECE
University of Massachusetts
Amherst MA 01003

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