Hi,

a. How many ways can 6 passengers be lined up to get on a train?  ways

b. If  certain persons insist on following each other, how many ways are possible?

1) think of the  persons as one unit (they themselves can be arranged a! ways)

2) then the units to arrange typically would be (6-a)

  ways this can be done 

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