Proof by induction factorial

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For $m, n ∈ \Bbb N, m ≥ 1$, let $S(m, n)$ be the number of solutions to the equation: $x_1 + x_2 + \cdots + x_m = n$, where $x_i ∈ \Bbb N$ for $i = 1, \ldots , m$. Using induction, prove that for all, $m, n \in\Bbb N, m ≥ 1$, $$S(m, n) = \frac{(n + m − 1)!}{(m − 1)!\,n!}$$

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