document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896341>Question 896341</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there are 20 books of which 4 are single volume and the other are books of 8,5 and 3 volume respectively? In how many ways can all these books be arranged on a shelf so that the volume of same book are not seperated? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #543418 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=543418\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have 4 single books plus three sets. Consider the three sets as one item if you want the sets together and in order<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you have 7 items to arrange instead of 20.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the order of the sets matter that is you can have volume 5 first then 3 then 4 then 1 then 2 then you have to deal with the sets too.\r<BR>\n" );
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