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johnnyICON
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How many ways can 2 men and 3 women be seated in a row such that no 2 men are sitting beside each other?
Now I have always had a problem with overthinking these kinds of questions. I'll usually write something down but then doubt myself.
What I did was simply did 2! * 3!.
3 * 2 * 2 * 1 * 1
W M W M W
That's by alternating women with men.
But here comes me overthinking the problem again.
I could altenate with men first, and then have 2 women sitting beside each other.
M W M W W right?
Or W W M W M...
Ahhh I feel like an idiot.
Now I have always had a problem with overthinking these kinds of questions. I'll usually write something down but then doubt myself.
What I did was simply did 2! * 3!.
3 * 2 * 2 * 1 * 1
W M W M W
That's by alternating women with men.
But here comes me overthinking the problem again.
I could altenate with men first, and then have 2 women sitting beside each other.
M W M W W right?
Or W W M W M...
Ahhh I feel like an idiot.