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    Apr 13, 2009, 08:46 PM
    probabilityof couple sitting together
    Where four (4) couples are randomly seated around a round table, what is the probability that at least one (1) of the couples will be seated next to each other?
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    Apr 14, 2009, 02:16 AM

    Find the number of ways these people can sit around the table by simple permutations. From that remove the probability of having no couple at all sitting beside another.
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    Apr 14, 2009, 06:13 AM
    Here someone has addressed this problem using 3 couples:

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