If 2 people out of 7 refuse to sit next

Corvattam9m87

Corvattam9m87

Answered question

2022-06-03

If 2 people out of 7 refuse to sit next to each other in a row of 7 seats, how many ways are possible?

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odjeljkur58ws

odjeljkur58ws

Beginner2022-06-04Added 2 answers

The total number of ways in which 7 people can be seated in a row of 7 seats is:
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 = 7 ! = 5040
To find the number of these ways that are unacceptable because they result in the particular pair being sat next to one another, we can think of seating 6 people in a row of 6 seats, excluding one person from the particular pair, then suppose they arrive and squeeze an extra seat into the row one side or the other of the other member of the pair.
That can be done in 2 6 ! = 1440 ways.
So the total number of acceptable arrangements is:
7 ! - 2 6 ! = 5040 - 1440 = 3600

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