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I want to obtain partition of an integer with an initial value and

I want to obtain a partition of an Integer with an initial value and the value following it is smaller and the value following it is smaller than the previous value and no value repeats itself. within ...
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Number of partitions with limited cardinality [duplicate]

We are given $k$ urns labeled from $1$ to $k$. What is the number of ways to put $n$ indistinguishable balls into the $k$ (distinct) urns, given that each urn has a limited capacity equal to $c$, ...
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The number 3 can be written as $3$, $2+1$, $1+2$ or $1+1+1$ in four ways. In how many ways can the number $n$ be written?

Attempt Let $x$ be any variable $X+0=n ; X+Y=n ; X+Y+Z=n ; \dots; X+Y+Z+A+\dots=n$ (sum of n-1 terms); $1+1+1+.......+1=n$ (sum of n terms). So total number of ways= $$(n-1) C (1-1)+(n-1) C (2-1)+\...
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Unexpected result on the number of permutations with a restriction.

Let $p=(p_1,p_2,\dots,p_n)$ be a weak composition of a positive integer number $n$ into $n$ non-negative integer parts and let $k_i$ be the count of the part $i$ ($i=0,1,2,\dots$) in the composition. ...
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Combination with Restriction and Repetition

I have a number $x$, let's say $5$, and I want to sort the number out into $4$ digits so that the sum of the digits is equal to $5$, but the value of each digit cannot exceed $3$. $0$ would be an ...
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How many ways can you add the numbers 1, 2, and 3 to create a number n?

I would like to find an equation in which, given a number n, you can find the amount of ways to add 1, 2, and 3 to create the number. The commutative rule doesn't apply; for example, 1 + 1 + 3 is a ...
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Which of partitions of 5 correspond exclusively to even permutations?

I am ultimately want to prove that $A_{5}$ is simple and the first step in doing so is to: $(a)$ Write out all partitions of $5.$ Which of these correspond exclusively to even permutations? I was able ...
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How can we map a partition of $n$ to some permutation of [1,2, ... , n]?

Here is the question I was reading: Does every partition of n correspond to some permutation of [1,2, ... n]? And here is a statement in the answer given there that I want to use: If the partition is $...
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Applying boundary conditions to counting combinatorial question [duplicate]

I was trying to count the number of natural number solutions to the equation: $x_1 + x_2 + ... + x_{11} = 20$, such that $0 \leq x_i \leq 9$, for all $i \in \{1, ..., 11\}$. I know how to apply the ...
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Integer partitions and permutations

I am given the pair $(n, \lambda)$ where $\lambda$ is a partition of $n$ such that 6 is not a part in $\lambda$. I am told to let $\lambda^*$ represent the partition of $n$ conjugate to $\lambda$. ...
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Making a group of $p$ people with $n$ available nationalities

Making a group of p people using m out of n available nationalities can be one of these two scenarios; $m \le p \le n$ or $m \le n \le p$. Using p,m, and n, how to evaluate the number of ways of ...
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Limit the maximum value of the composition of an integer

I was doing a coding test (already finished, so no cheating for me) and came across this problem, which I'll describe in few steps: We have a keypad, like on cellphones, with keys from 1 to 9, where ...
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Number of ways to partition $\{1,2,3, \dots, N\}$ into tuples where the size of no tuple exceeds $3$.

While it seems to me that the general answer is not going to be a neat formula, I really only need this for $N=4$ and $N=5$. I'm getting $61$ and $321$ respectively, but I'm not sure. Please help.
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Number of ordered set partitions with subset size $\leq 3$

For $n \ge 0$, let $h_n$ be the number of ways of taking $n$ (distinguishable) rabbits, putting them into identical cages with one to three rabbits per cage and then ordering the cages in a row. Find ...
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Coin Combinations for any given scenario.

I am trying to work out the number of scenarios I can cover with a given set of coin combinations so I can decide when I have the optimal amount of change to carry. For the sake of the example, lets ...
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