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A number of 18 guests have to be seated, half oneach side of a long table. Four particular guests desire to sit on oneparticular side and three others on the other side. Determine the number ofways in which the sitting arrangements can be made. |
Answer» Correct Answer - `""^(9)P_(4) xx ""^(9)P_(3)(11)!` Let the two sides be A and B. Assume that four particular guests wish to sit on side A. Four guests who wish to sit on side A can be accommodated on nine chairs in `""^(9)P_(4)` ways and three guests who wish to sit on side B can be accommodated in `""^(9)P_(3)` ways. Now, the remaining guests are left who can sit on 11 chairs on both sides of the table in `(11!)` ways. Hence, the total number of ways in which 18 persons can be seated `= ""^(9)P_(4) xx ""^(9)P_(3) xx (11)!.` |
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