Egg Hunt!

25 uniquely colored eggs are hidden throughout a garden.

5 kids hunt for the eggs, and in the end, they find 5 each.

How many different ways could the 25 eggs have been distributed amongst the 5 kids?


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The answer is 623360743125120.

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1 solution

Geoff Pilling
May 14, 2016

The eggs could have been distributed 25 ! ( 5 ! ) 5 \frac{25!}{(5!)^5} ways

25 ! ( 5 ! ) 5 = 623360743125120 \frac{25!}{(5!)^5} = \boxed{623360743125120}

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