document.write( "Question 37693: Each of three colleges sent one male and one female student to a conference. How many was can the 6 students be seated in a row of 6 chairs if students from the same school must be seated next to each other? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #23262 by Alwayscheerful(414) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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To do this problem you need Combinations and Permutations.
\n" ); document.write( "You know for combinations, the order of the object doesn't matter. In this case, the order matters, so we will be using permutations. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"nPr\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"n%21%2F%28n-r%29%21\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n equals the number of choices. In this case, you have 6.
\n" ); document.write( "r equals the number of decisions yo make. In this case, you have 6.
\n" ); document.write( "Plug your numbers in!\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%21%2F%280%29%21\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"0%21\"$ is ALWAYS equal to 1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"720%2F1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Answer: $\"highlight%28720%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps! \n" ); document.write( "

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