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= Solution

The <Stirling number of the second kind> $\left\{\begin{smallmatrix}n\\k\end{smallmatrix}\right\}$ counts partitions of an $n$-element set into $k$ nonempty unlabeled blocks. Distinguishing the block containing the last element gives
$$
\left\{\begin{matrix}n\\k\end{matrix}\right\}
=k\left\{\begin{matrix}n-1\\k\end{matrix}\right\}
+\left\{\begin{matrix}n-1\\k-1\end{matrix}\right\}.
$$

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