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by sparkle6 » Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:28 am
A certain company assigns employees to offices in such a way that some of the offices can be empty and more than one employee can be assigned to an office. In how many ways can the company assign 3 employees to 2 offices?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9

[spoiler]Answer: D. Please help![/spoiler]
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by shankar.ashwin » Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:32 am
Each employee has 2 choices (2 companies he can choose from joining) All 3 are independent of each other

2 * 2 * 2 = 8
sparkle6 wrote:A certain company assigns employees to offices in such a way that some of the offices can be empty and more than one employee can be assigned to an office. In how many ways can the company assign 3 employees to 2 offices?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9

[spoiler]Answer: D. Please help![/spoiler]
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