2019 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 25

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Problem 25

Alice has $24$ apples. In how many ways can she share them with Becky and Chris so that each of the people has at least $2$ apples?

Solution 1

Using Stars and bars, and removing $6$ apples so each person can have $2$, we get the total number of ways, which is ${20 \choose 2}$, which is equal to $\boxed{\textbf{(C) }190}$. ~~SmileKat32

See Also

2019 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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