Problem Statement

Distributing Cupcakes, Storybooks and Pencils Among Three Students The number of ways of distributing 12 identical cupcakes, 5 identical storybooks, and 4 identical pencils among 3 students, such that each student gets at least 3 cupcakes and at least 1 storybook, is: Assume that- All items of the same type are identical. Each student must get the specified minimum (3 cupcakes and 1 storybook). There is no minimum requirement for pencils. Students are distinguishable.