The links to the previous threads are:
Part 1
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/quantitative-questions-and-answers/74662-official-quant-thread-cat-2012-a.html
Part 2
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/quantitative-questions-and...
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@htomar said: FoolNFinal Bhai, i need one clarification in first part. In first part, we have assumed the boxes to be distinct and balls to be identical, and used the formula to get the answer. Which is nothing but 8!/(4!*4!). Now,I will get the same answer, if i assume that there are 4 identical balls placed in a row and i put four identical bars in the gaps to divide the balls into 5 groups. Then the situation will be same as arraning 8 objects out of which 4 are of one type and 4 another type. This will come out same as 8!/(4!*4!) Question is, for your part you assumed boxes to be distinct and balls to be identical whereas in the above approach i assumed balls to be identical but nothing about boxes. Is it correct approach?