Q) A = number of ways 25 marbles can be placed in 6 bowls, such that at least one bowl has 5 or more
marbles.
B = number of ways 25 marbles can be placed in 6 bowls
Answer is C
I find B using 25c6 = 177100
For A, the bowl with min 5 can have max 20 marbles (since having more would lead to at least 1 bowl not being used) which is 16 possible choices and multiply that with 20c5. This is obviously incorrect.
Source?
Princeton Review-Supplemental questions to their GRE guide
So what’s the question? Not clear from what you’re said.
Hint: show that the two quantities are the same.
The question asks us to compare quantities A and B. Th answer choice (C) indicates that they are equal.
i am unable to show that the 2 quantities are the same and hence am seeking the help of this forum 
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My workings are shown above, following which i am UNABLE to show that they are equal. Could you perhaps point out where i am going wrong ?
Here’s the hint: you don’t need any maths for this one, and I wouldn’t recommend it even if you could for the below reason.
Show that “number of ways 25 marbles can be placed in 6 bowls, such that at least one bowl has 5 or more marbles” literally means “number of ways 25 marbles can be placed in 6 bowls”. In other words, show that “at least one bowl has 5 or more marbles” is useless.
Thank you!
I get it now, any arrangement with 6 bowls with each bowl being utilized will require 1 bowl w 5 or more marbles.