0 votes 0 votes The probability that when 12 balls are distributed naming three boxes the first will contain three balls is My doubt is to select 3 balls in first box is 1 since all ball s must be identical but given is 12C3 why Atul Verma12 asked Jan 17, 2017 Atul Verma12 376 views answer comment Share Follow See all 5 Comments See all 5 5 Comments reply Show 2 previous comments Sushant Gokhale commented Jan 17, 2017 reply Follow Share We shouldnt assume that the balls are identical unless explicitly specified. So, 12C3 is correct since balls are different. 0 votes 0 votes Hradesh patel commented Jan 17, 2017 reply Follow Share @sushant ........it say ball identical so its 14 C 3 other wise 12C3 is correct 0 votes 0 votes Sushant Gokhale commented Jan 17, 2017 reply Follow Share Yes,correct 0 votes 0 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.