A mutual fund has 16 stocks in its portfolio. On a given day 6 stocks move up, 4 stay the same and 6 move down. In how many ways could this happen?

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A mutual fund has 16 stocks in its portfolio. On a given day 6 stocks move up, 4 stay the same and 6 move down. In how many ways could this happen?

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