document.write( "Question 858479: Four couples have purchased tickets to the school play. Their seats are next to one another in a single row. If each couple sits side by side, how many arrangements are possible \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Choose the couple to sit on the far left 4 ways.\r\n" );
document.write( "Choose the couple to sit next to the far left 3 ways.\r\n" );
document.write( "Choose the couple to sit next to the far right 2 ways.\r\n" );
document.write( "Choose the couple to sit on the far right 1 way.\r\n" );
document.write( "Choose the first couple's arrangement 2 ways. \r\n" );
document.write( "(boy on left, girl on right, or girl on left, boy on right).\r\n" );
document.write( "Choose the 2nd couple's seating arrangement 2 ways.\r\n" );
document.write( "Choose the 3rd couple's seating arrangement 2 ways.\r\n" );
document.write( "Choose the 4th couple's seating arrangement 2 ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 4×3×2×1×2×2×2×2 = 384 ways.\r\n" );
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