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Number of ways to arrange...?

How many ways can 10 people, named A, B, C, ...J, be arranged in a row such that A is to the right of B (somewhere to the right, not necessarily the next seat)?

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  • M3
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    w/o restrictions, # of ways = 10! =3,628,800

    A will be to the right of B in exactly 1/2 of these

    so reqd. # of ways = 10! /2

    = 1,814,400

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