In how many ways can 6-girls and 4 boys be seated in a row so that no two boys are together?
No two boys are together.
Step I: Arrange 6 girls in a row by leaving one seat between every two girls.
Number of permutations of arranging girls = 6! = 720 ...(i)
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Step II: There are 7 places for the boys to sit in order that no two of them are together.
Number of boys = 4
n = 7, r = 4
∴ Number of permutations of arranging boys = ...(ii)
Hence, from (i) and (ii),
The number of ways in which they may be seated so that no two boys are together
= 720 x 840 = 604800