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by sana.noor » Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:28 am
If 6 people are going to sitting at a round table, but Sam will not sit next to Suzie, how many different ways can the group of 6 sit?
A) 120
B) 108
C) 96
D) 74
E) 56

OA is C

Total circular permutation = 1/6 (6!) = 120
now we consider a case where sam and suzie sit next to each other,
A B C D suize sam
5. 4.3. 2. 1. 1 total circular permuation = 1/5 (5!) = 24

120-24 = 96

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by varun289 » Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:19 am
i think u r wrt8



u can also use formula - fact n-1 - fact n-2

fact 5- fact 4

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Fri Jul 26, 2013 4:35 am
Yes, the simple way is (n-1)!
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by mgm » Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:37 pm
Can someone please explain how the formula n-1! - n-2! Applies to this problem?