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A car can hold 3 people in the front seat and 4 in the back seat. In how many ways can 7 people be seated in the car if 2 particular people must sit in the back seat and 1 particular person is the driver?

A. 36
B. 48
C. 72
D. 144
E. 288
Lets make it easy.

Back sit movement: 2 people
Seats: 4
Possibility:4C2 = 4 x 3 = 12

Any where movement: 4 people
Seats: 4 (remaining = 6-2)
Possibility: 4! = 4 x 3 x 2 = 24

Total=24 x 12 = 288
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Your logic is correct except for the 4C2 part which is 6

Think the answer to this should therefore be D




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A car can hold 3 people in the front seat and 4 in the back seat. In how many ways can 7 people be seated in the car if 2 particular people must sit in the back seat and 1 particular person is the driver?

A. 36
B. 48
C. 72
D. 144
E. 288
Lets make it easy.

Back sit movement: 2 people
Seats: 4
Possibility:4C2 = 4 x 3 = 12

Any where movement: 4 people
Seats: 4 (remaining = 6-2)
Possibility: 4! = 4 x 3 x 2 = 24

Total=24 x 12 = 288
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A car can hold 3 people in the front seat and 4 in the back seat. In how many ways can 7 people be seated in the car if 2 particular people must sit in the back seat and 1 particular person is the driver?

A. 36
B. 48
C. 72
D. 144
E. 288
Solution:

Since 1 particular person must be the driver, he or she must have the driver seat. Since two other people must sit at the back, they have 4P2 = 4 x 3 = 12 ways to choose their seats. For the remaining 4 people who can sit anywhere in the remaining 4 unpicked seats, they have 4! = 24 ways to choose their seats. Therefore, there are a total of 12 x 24 = 288 possible seating arrangements.

Answer: E
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