Math Problem Statement
Solution
The problem in the image states:
"7 people visited a marriage function in 3 different vehicles, each accommodating a maximum of 5 persons. In how many ways can they visit, such that they use all the 3 vehicles?"
Solution:
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Understanding the distribution problem:
- We need to distribute 7 people into 3 vehicles.
- Each vehicle must carry at least 1 person, and no vehicle can carry more than 5 people.
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Step 1: Breaking down the number of people into vehicles. Since there are 7 people and all vehicles must be used, we need to find how to split 7 people into groups where each group has at least 1 person.
This is a classic combinatorics problem of distributing people into groups with restrictions. The combination of groups is solved using the stars and bars approach and factorial calculation for permutations.
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Step 2: Distribution options The only valid group distributions are:
- (3, 2, 2): One vehicle has 3 people, and the other two vehicles have 2 people each.
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Step 3: Calculating the number of ways to assign people:
- First, choose 3 people to go in the vehicle carrying 3 people. This can be done in ways.
- After assigning 3 people, we have 4 people left. We need to assign 2 people to one vehicle and 2 to the other.
- The number of ways to split these 4 people into two groups of 2 is . We divide by because the two groups of 2 are indistinguishable. This gives ways.
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Step 4: Total number of ways: The total number of ways to distribute the 7 people into the 3 vehicles is .
However, upon review, we need to adjust for ordering of vehicles and revisit combinatorics for constraints,
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Combinatorics
Permutations
Combinations
Stars and Bars
Formulas
Combination formula: \( \binom{n}{r} = \frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!} \)
Permutation formula for groupings: \( P(n, r) = \frac{n!}{(n-r)!} \)
Stars and bars method for distributing items into groups
Theorems
Combinatorics theorem for distributing items into groups
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 9-12
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