<p>Multichoose problems are also referred to as the “stars and bars” method. In general “stars and bars” means the number of ways we can separate <span class="ltx_Math" contenteditable="false" data-equation="k">\(k\)</span> stars within <span class="ltx_Math" contenteditable="false" data-equation="n-1">\(n-1\)</span> bars. <br></p>