document.write( "Question 388756: 6 people will sit in pairs on 3 benches. How many possible ways can they be arranged?\r
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document.write( "It doesn't matter that there are 3 benches.\r\n" );
document.write( "It doesn't matter that they sit in pairs.  \r\n" );
document.write( "That was put in there just to throw you off.\r\n" );
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document.write( "All that matters is that there are 6 places for 6 people to sit.\r\n" );
document.write( "The problem would be the same if there were 6 chairs in a row.\r\n" );
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document.write( "6 things, Position 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "6P6\r\n" );
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document.write( "6!\r\n" );
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document.write( "720 ways\r\n" );
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