Combinatorics : Distinct objects and Distinct boxes

Question

How many ways are there to Distribute 7 distinct objects to 3 Distinct boxes and

1. No box should be Empty
2. Any box can be Empty

Comments

The wording “any box can be empty “ is ambiguous to me . As per me i have given solution based on at least one box is empty .

Your reasoning is also seems correct to me .

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this answer seems to be more convincing

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any box can be empty vs some box must be empty...so part 2 is not ambiguous