SOLUTION: In how many ways can n + 1 men and n women be seated in a row under each of the following conditions: 1) no restriction by sex 2) no men in adjacent seats 3) at least two

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Question 639097: In how many ways can n + 1 men and n women be seated in a row under each of the following conditions:
1) no restriction by sex
2) no men in adjacent seats
3) at least two men in adjacent seats

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In how many ways can n+1 men and n women be seated in a row under each of the following conditions:
1) no restriction by sex

There are n+1 + n or 2n+1 people.  Answer (2n+1)!


2) no men in adjacent seats

The n+1 men go in the n+1 odd-numbered seats 1,3,5,7,...,n-1,n+1.
That's (n+1)! ways to seat the men.  For each of those (n+1)! ways,
the n women go in the n even-numbered seats 2,4,6,8,...n-2,n.
That's n! ways to seat the women.
That's (n+1)!n! 
That can also be written (n+1)n!n! = (n+1)(n!)²


3) at least two men in adjacent seats

[The answer to 1)] MINUS [the answer to 2)]

(2n+1)! - (n+1)!n!

Edwin

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