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Distribute Pencils Minimum One

1250ApprenticeCombinatoricsCounting Principles

AMC 8 · 2004 · Problem 17

Three friends have a total of $6$ identical pencils, and each one has at least one pencil. In how many ways can this happen?

Answer choices

A
1
B
3
C
6
D
10
E
12
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