The number of ways of arranging 8 men and 4 women around a circular table such that no two women can sit…

The number of ways of arranging 8 men and 4 women around a circular table such that no two women can sit together is
  1. $8 !$
  2. $4 !$
  3. $8 ! 4 !$
  4. $7 !{ }^8 P_4$

Solution

The number of ways of arranging 8 men $=7$ ! The number of ways of arranging 4 women such that no two women can sit together $={ }^8 P_4$ $\therefore$ Required number of ways $=7 !^8 P_4$.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2007

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