SOLUTION: How many ways can 8 friends stand in a row for a photographer if Larry, curly, and Moe always stand together.

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Question 1171101: How many ways can 8 friends stand in a row for a photographer if Larry, curly, and Moe always stand together.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For each of the 3! ways the 3 Stoogies can stand together, there are 6 things to
arrange, (consisting of 5 single people plus 1 trio of "Stoogies").  So the
answer is 3!∙6! = 6∙720 = 4320 ways.

Edwin