Respuesta :
The Number of ways that four people can be seated on the bench so that john is not next to paul is 12
Permutations :
In mathematics, An arrangement of things or items in a specific sequence is known as a permutation. One should think about both the selection and the arrangement while dealing with permutation. In permutations, ordering is crucially important.
The arrangement of n items in r ways is given by
ⁿPr = n! /(n-r)!
Here we have
4 people (John, Paul, George, and Ringo) are seated in a row on a bench
Here total No of ways that 4 can be seated = 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 24
The number of ways of seating the four people so that john is next to paul is 12
Then the number of ways the four people on the bench so that john is not next to paul can find as given below
= Total No of ways, 4 can be seated - No of ways that john next to paul
= 24 - 12 = 12
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