Jill bought 6 glasses for her kitchen - white, red, black, grey, yello

Question

Jill bought 6 glasses for her kitchen - white, red, black, grey, yellow, and blue - and would like to display 3 of them on the shelf next to each other. If she decides that a red and a blue glass cannot be displayed together at the same time, in how many different ways can Jill arrange the glasses?

A. 24
B. 48
C. 96
D. 120
E. 720

A. 24
B. 48
C. 96
D. 120
E. 720

vamsihbs · Answer

Answer is B

First let us take Red in the first position. So we will be left with two places. Now we can’t use red so the remaining number of possibilities will be 4*3=12 ways

In the same way replace red with blue and we get 12 more ways

Now let us eliminate both red and blue and we will be left with 4*3*2 = 24 ways

So total will be 12+12+24 = 48 ways

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AshutoshB · Answer

imo answer would be: 96

No of ways Jill can arrange the glasses = total no of ways for selecting and arranging them - total no of ways when red and blue are together

N.o.w= 6P3 - 4*3*2 = 120-24= 96

PraveenChahal · Answer

Total no of ways of arranging the glasses =6x5x4= 120ways
Total no of ways in which red and blue glasses can be displayed together =3!x4=24
So total no of ways in which red and blue are not together =120-24=96
So answer should be C

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globaldesi · Answer

The total ways of arranging the glasses are
 1. Arranging 4 from white, black, grey, and yellow = 4P3
 2. Selecting any 2 from white, black, grey, and yellow and 1 from red or blue = 2* 4C2*3!
= 4P3 + 2*4C2*3!= 96
Answer = C

Jannnn04 · Answer

why is it that "Total no of ways of arranging the glasses =6x5x4= 120ways
Total no of ways in which red and blue glasses can be displayed together =3!x4=24
So total no of ways in which red and blue are not together =120-24=96
So answer should be C "

i totally understand the way of the calculation except for the part where the number of red and blue glasses are subtracted

how do you build the Formular " 3!x4=24" 
how do you come up with 3 and 4?
thank you

PraveenChahal · Answer

There are 3! Ways in which 3 glasses can be arranged and there are 4 ways in which the 3rd glass can be selected. So 3!x4

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ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

We can use the equation:

Number of ways with red and blue glasses not together = total number of arrangements - red and blue glasses together.

Since the order of the glasses is important, we use permutations. Thus, the total number of arrangements is:

6P3 = 6!/(6-3)! = 6!/3! = 6 x 5 x 4 = 120

Since there 4 ways to choose a glass (other than red and blue) along with the red and blue glasses, and once three glasses are picked, there are 3! ways to arrange them, the number of arrangements with red and blue glasses together in a display is:

4 x 3! = 4 x 6 = 24

Thus, the number of ways with red and blue glass not together in a display is:

120 - 24 = 96

Answer: C

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