Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.1 - The Basics of Counting - Exercises - Page 397: 44

Answer

1260 ways

Work Step by Step

Number of ways in which we can select 4 people out of 10 = 10C6 = 210. Number of ways in which we can arrange 4 people in a circular table = 4!/4 (because we can only arrange 3 people out of 4, as the 4th person will be determined by the positions of the other 3) Ways to seat 4 out of 10 people around a circular table = 210$\times$(4!/4) =1260
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