A certain company assigns employees to offices in such a way that some of the offices can be empty and more than one employee can be assigned to an office. In how many ways can the company assign 2 employees to 3 different offices? Choose the correct option
A) 5  B) 6  C) 7  D) 8  E) 9
Ans. Each employee can go into any of the two offices. Thus we have   =&gt; 3 * 3= 
<gadget id="calculator">3 * 3</gadget>
<output>9</output>
9   Answer : 9
<result>E</result>
A certain company assigns employees to offices in such a way that some of the offices can be empty and more than one employee can be assigned to an office. In how many ways can the company assign 2 employees to 3 different offices?