SOLUTION: A company has 10 software engineers and 6 civil engineers. In how many ways can they be seated around a round table so that all the civil engineers do not sit together?

Algebra ->  Permutations -> SOLUTION: A company has 10 software engineers and 6 civil engineers. In how many ways can they be seated around a round table so that all the civil engineers do not sit together?      Log On


   



Question 1200685: A company has 10 software engineers and 6 civil engineers. In how many ways can they be seated around a round table so that all the civil engineers do not sit together?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

"all the civil engineers do not sit together"

That's ambiguous. Does that mean that it's OK if SOME of the civil engineers sit
together, just not ALL of them sit together? Or does it mean that NO TWO of them
can sit together?