How many ways can 4 books be distributed among 9 people?

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There are 4 books and 9 people. There is no limit on the number of books a single person can have. How many ways can the books be distributed if A) they are just 4 identical copies of the same book B) they are 4 different, unique books?

is that 9 combination 4

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  1. jenny S Says:
    January 31st, 2010 at 2:33 pm

    is that 9 combination 4
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  2. CogitoErgoCogitoSum Says:
    January 31st, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    infinite ways.

    Since there are fewer books than there are people, I can only assume that the books dont have to remain whole
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