document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=158731>Question 158731</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose you have six families consisting of a mother, a father, and a child. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many ways can the families sit in a row of 18 chairs such that members of each family are sitting together? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to arrange the families: 6! = 720<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of ways to arrange the members within each family 3! = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total # of arrangements: 720*6 = 4320<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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