How many ways are there to put 6 balls in 3 boxes if the balls are distinguishable, and the boxes are distinguishable?
Here is a long discussion of this question from a while back :
https://web2.0calc.com/questions/how-many-ways-are-there-to-put-6-balls-in-3-boxes-if-the-balls-are-distinguishable-and-the-boxes-are-distinguishable