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Total number of arrangements = 5!sud21 wrote:How many arrangements of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are there, such that 2 and 4 are not adjacent?
Let us assume that 24 is a sigle element
Number of arrangements of 1, 24,3,5 = 4!
Nuumber of arrangemtns of 1, 42,3,5 = 4!
Number of arrangements such that 2,4 are not adjacent = 5! - 2*4! = 120 - 48 = 72
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We can use the following formula:sud21 wrote:How many arrangements of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are there, such that 2 and 4 are not adjacent?
Total number of arrangements = # ways with 2 and 4 adjacent + # ways with 2 and 4 not adjacent
The total number of arrangements is 5! = 120
Next we can determine the number of arrangements when 2 and 4 are adjacent. We can make the numbers 2 and 4 one placeholder, such that there are 4 total positions or 4! = 24. However, we must include that we can arrange the 2 and 4 in 2! = 2 ways. So, the total number of ways is 24 x 2 = 48.
Therefore, the number of ways with 2 and 4 not adjacent is 120 - 48 = 72
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