document.write( "Question 1149516: Tom and Jerry and five other people get on a bus one at a time. How many ways can the seven get on the bus if Tom gets on the bus after Jerry \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "The total number of different orders in which the 7 people can board the bus is 7! = 5040.

\n" ); document.write( "By symmetry, in exactly half of those orders Tom gets on after Jerry.

\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: 2520

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