document.write( "Question 903922: A boat has 8 crew members,3 of whom can row only on one side and 2 only on the other side. Find the number of ways in which the crew can be arranged.
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document.write( "Let the 8 crew members be\r\n" );
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document.write( "{L1,L2,L3,R1,R2,E1,E2,E3}\r\n" );
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document.write( "where the 3 L's can only row on the left side, the 2 R's\r\n" );
document.write( "can only row on the right side, and the 3 E's can row on\r\n" );
document.write( "either side.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since all three L's must row on the left, we only need to choose\r\n" );
document.write( "1 of the E's to row on the left.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "We can choose this E any of 3 ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The other 4 crew members will row on the right side. \r\n" );
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document.write( "For each of those 3 ways to choose the fourth crew member for\r\n" );
document.write( "the left side, there are 4! ways to arrange the 4 crew members on\r\n" );
document.write( "the left side, and 4! ways to arrange the 4 crew members on the\r\n" );
document.write( "right side.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer 3*4!*4! = 3*24*24 = 1728 ways.\r\n" );
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