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Count of ways to distribute N items among 3 people with one person receiving maximum | Function to find the number of ways to distribute N items among 3 people.
No distribution possible.
Total number of ways to distribute N items among 3 people.
Store the number of distributions which are not possible.
Count possibilities of two persons receiving the maximum.
If N is divisible by 3.
Return the final count of ways to distribute.
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What is a code to count of ways to distribute N items among 3 people with one person receiving maximum and the other steps required?
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#Here is code to count of ways to distribute N items among 3 people with one person receiving maximum and the other steps required.
 def countWays ( N ) :
	if ( N < 4 ) :
		return 0
	ans = ( ( N - 1 ) * ( N - 2 ) ) // 2
	s = 0
	for i in range ( 2 , N - 2 , 1 ) :
		for j in range ( 1 , i , 1 ) :
			if ( N == 2 * i + j ) :
				s += 1
	if ( N % 3 == 0 ) :
		s = 3 * s + 1
	else :
		s = 3 * s
	return ans - s
N = 10
print ( countWays ( N ) )