There are 2! ways to put the 5 and 7 in 3rd and 4th places. That leaves 3 even digits to put in the other 3 places. That can be done in 3! ways. So the number of ways to put 5 and 7 in 3rd and 4th places is 2!3! There are 2!=2 ways to put the 4 and 8 in 3rd and 4th places. Then the 6 must go 5th. That's 1! way That leaves the 5 and 7 to go in front in 2! ways So the number of ways to put 4 and 8 in those places is 2!1!2! So the total number of ways is 2!3!+2!1!2! = 2*6+2*1*2 = 12+4 = 16 ways. Here are all 16 ways: 1. 46578 2. 46758 3. 48576 4. 48756 5. 57486 6. 57846 7. 64578 8. 64758 9. 68574 10. 68754 11. 75486 12. 75846 13. 84576 14. 84756 15. 86574 16. 86754 Edwin