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A group of 8 students take up a full row at a movie theater. There are 2 couples and the 2 people within each couple must sit together. in how many arrangements can the students sit?

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Glue couples together: {AB}, {CD}.

6 units {AB}, {CD}, {E}, {F}, {G}, {H} can be arranged in 6! ways. Each couple within their unit can be arranged in 2! ways.

Therefore the final answer is 6!*2!*2!=2,880.

Answer: C.
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A group of 8 students take up a full row at a movie theater. There are 2 couples and the 2 people within each couple must sit together. in how many arrangements can the students sit?

A.1296
B.1850
C.2880
D.3546
E.4200

Glue couples together: {AB}, {CD}.

6 units {AB}, {CD}, {E}, {F}, {G}, {H} can be arranged in 6! ways. Each couple within their unit can be arranged in 2! ways.

Therefore the final answer is 6!*2!*2!=2,880.

Answer: C.
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Bunuel,
Thanks for your explanation but I'm getting confused with this part "There are 2 couples and the 2 people within each couple must sit together" particularly...

As we do 6!, how then can two people within each couple must sit together as per the above statement?

Please help!
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A group of 8 students take up a full row at a movie theater. There are 2 couples and the 2 people within each couple must sit together. in how many arrangements can the students sit?

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1. If C1 and C2 are the two couples and A, B, C, D are the 4 other persons, these 6 can be arranged in 6! ways
2. Each of the 2 couples can be arranged in 2! ways, so totally, 2!*2! = 4 ways
3. Therefore for each arrangement in (1), there are 4 arrangements as given in (2)
4. Total number of arrangements is 6! *4= 2880 ways
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A group of 8 students take up a full row at a movie theater. There are 2 couples and the 2 people within each couple must sit together. in how many arrangements can the students sit?

A.1296
B.1850
C.2880
D.3546
E.4200

Glue couples together: {AB}, {CD}.

6 units {AB}, {CD}, {E}, {F}, {G}, {H} can be arranged in 6! ways. Each couple within their unit can be arranged in 2! ways.

Therefore the final answer is 6!*2!*2!=2,880.

Answer: C.

Bunuel,
Thanks for your explanation but I'm getting confused with this part "There are 2 couples and the 2 people within each couple must sit together" particularly...

As we do 6!, how then can two people within each couple must sit together as per the above statement?

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It just means that each couple must sit together.
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OK! that makes it clear...

Thanks Bunuel :)
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