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Are there more ways to distribute 19 cookies among 18 students, or 18 cookies among 19 students?

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Answer:

Yes, there are more ways to distribute 19 cookies among 18 students than 18 cookies among 19 students.

Step-by-step explanation:

19 cookies can be distributed among 18 students in 18^19 ways

18^19 = 708235345355337676357632 ways

While 18 cookies can be distributed among 19 students in 19^18 ways

19^18 = 104127350297911241532841 ways

Since 18^19 is greater than 19^18, then there are more ways to distribute 19 cookies among 18 students than 18 cookies among 19 students.

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