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P, Q, R and S are four towns. One can travel between P and Q along 3 direct paths, between Q and S along 4 direct paths, and between P and R along 4 direct paths. There is no direct path between P and S, while there are few direct paths between Q and R, and between R and S. One can travel from P to S either via Q, or via R, or via Q followed by R, respectively, in exactly 62 possible ways. One can also travel from Q to R either directly, or via P, or via S, in exactly 27 possible ways. Then, the number of direct paths between Q and R is

In how many ways can $7$ identical erasers be distributed among $4$ kids in such a way that each kid gets at least one eraser but nobody gets more than $3$ erasers?

The number of groups of three or more distinct numbers that can be chosen from 1,2, $3,4,5,6,7$ and $8$ so that the groups always include $3$ and $5$, while $7$ and $8$ are never included together is