How many ways are there to divide a group of 6 friends among the basketball team, the soccer team, and the track team? (Each team could have anywhere from 0 to 6 of the friends on it. Assume the friends are distinguishable.)
It is very easy to double count in these questions so do not assume mine is fully correct.
people in each team | no of ways to sort the people | ways to sort into teams | |
---|---|---|---|
006 | 1 | 3 | 1*3=3 |
015 | 6 ways to chose the separated one | 3*2=6 | 6*6=36 |
024 | 6C2=15 ways to chose the separated two | 3*2=6 | 15*6=90 |
033 | 6C3=20 ways to separate the threes | 3*2=6 | 20*6=120 |
114 | 6C4=15 | 3*2=6 | 90 |
123 | 3*6C3=60 | 6 | 360 |
222 | 6*4C2=36 | 6 | 216 |
SUM | 915 ways |