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    Re: Arrange balls in bins

    Row\Col
    B
    C
    D
    E
    F
    2
    Balls
    Bins
    3
    20
    4
    4
    # Arrangements
    5
    969
    6
    7
    Arr #
    Bin 1
    Bin 2
    Bin 3
    Bin 4
    8
    1
    17
    1
    1
    1
    9
    2
    16
    2
    1
    1
    10
    3
    16
    1
    2
    1
    11
    4
    16
    1
    1
    2
    12
    5
    15
    3
    1
    1
    13
    6
    15
    2
    2
    1
    14
    7
    15
    2
    1
    2
    15
    8
    15
    1
    3
    1
    16
    9
    15
    1
    2
    2
    17
    10
    15
    1
    1
    3
    18
    11
    14
    4
    1
    1
    19
    12
    14
    3
    2
    1
    20
    13
    14
    3
    1
    2


    See the workbook at https://app.box.com/s/d6mo50rxjiipx01xj9sv15soh8rna8nd

    The genesis of the formula is this:

    Imagine N balls in a row. You can insert a divider between any two adjacent balls to partition them into bins. To create M bins, you need M-1 dividers, and there are N-1 slots to choose from. So =COMBIN(N-1, M-1) gives the number of arrangements.
    Last edited by shg; 12-26-2015 at 02:38 PM.

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