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  • Nov 19, 2007, 06:37 AM
    pawel
    Permutation an combination
    In how many ways can 8 men row a boat if though of them can only row at stroke side and one can row on bow side and rest can bow on all sides.remember the boat is to be rowed by all the 8 men together... ( terryg752 tell me your address I want to meet u)
  • Nov 19, 2007, 05:45 PM
    terryg752
    I think you mean 2 can be on only side A, 1 on only side B

    And there will be 4 on each side.

    As 2 can be only on side B, we have to select 2 more for this side out of 5

    This can be done in 5C2 ways = 10 ways

    4 on side A can be arranged in 4! Ways = 24

    4 on side B can be arranged in 4! Ways = 24

    Hence total number of arrangements = 10 times 24 times 24

    = 5760

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