document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=413112>Question 413112</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are six children, three girls and three boys, singing in a school program. As they line up to perform, the choral director insists that the first person be a girl and the last a boy. How many ways can the children line up? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "no. of ways that a girl on first position = 3  ( anyone from 3 girls)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "no. of ways that a boy on last position = 3   (anyone from 3 boys)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "no. of ways to arrange remaining 4 children = 4P4 = 4! = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "no. of ways the children line up = 3 * 3 * 24 =  216\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer = 216 \r<BR>\n" );
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