document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171628>Question 171628</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A computer lab contains the following computers,   a Hewlett Packard, a Compaq, a Sony, a Dell and 3 differnnt models of Macs........ How many differnt ways can the 7 computers be arranged so that the Macs are all together (you may assume the computers are all in one line) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Treating the 3 Macs as one you get 5! arrangements<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the 3 Macs can be arranged in 3! ways.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So total arrangements is 5!*3! = 120 * 6 = 720 arrangements.<BR>\n" );
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