SOLUTION: How many ways can you seat 3 men and 3 women at a table if 2 particular women can't sit together?

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Question 340884: How many ways can you seat 3 men and 3 women at a table if 2 particular women can't sit together?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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How many ways can you seat 3 men and 3 women at a table if 2 particular women can't sit together?
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# of arrangements with no restrictions: 5! = 120
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# of ways to seat the 2 particular women together:
choose one of the women: 2 ways
place her at the table: 6 ways
Total ways to arrange the 2 women together: 2*6=12
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Answer to the Problem: 120-12 = 108
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Cheers,
Stan H.