In how many ways can 4 balls be placed in 3 boxes if the balls are indistinguishable, and the boxes are distinguishable?
We can list the possible ways:
A B,C,D 0
A,B C,D 0
A,B,C D 0
A,B,C,D 0 0
B A,C,D 0
B,A C,D 0
B,A,C D 0
C A,B,D 0
C,D A,B 0
C,D,A B 0
D A,B,C 0
D,A B,C 0
D,A,B C 0
A,B C D
A,C B D
B,C A D
A,D B C
B,D A C
C,D A B
There are total of 19 ways.