document.write( "Question 1064532: In how many ways can Ray, Steve, Ben, Ann, Cindy, and Dolly line up so that no two of the three boys are next to each other? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "There are 4 possible line-ups by gender, B=boy, G=girl:\r\n" );
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document.write( "For each of those 4 line-ups by gender,\r\n" );
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document.write( "The 3 girls can be arranged in 3! or 6 ways\r\n" );
document.write( "The 3 boys can also be arranged in 3! or 6 ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's (4)(3!)(3!) = (4)(6)(6) = 144 ways.\r\n" );
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