document.write( "Question 1009027: Four married couples have bought eight seats in a row for a basketball game. In how many ways can they be seated if each couple is to sit together? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Four married couples have bought eight seats in a row for a \r\n" );
document.write( "basketball game. In how many ways can they be seated if each \r\n" );
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document.write( "The order of the couples can be chosen in 4! = 24 ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "For each order of the couples there are two ways each can sit,\r\n" );
document.write( "(husband left, wife right) or (wife left, husband right).\r\n" );
document.write( "That's (2)(2)(2)(2) = 24 = 16 ways\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer (4!)(24) = (24)(16) = 384 ways.\r\n" );
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