A huge garden is circular in form. To decorate the garden, the owner bought 3 different angel statues and 9 different swan statues to be distributed around the garden fence. If the 3 angel statues should be placed succeeding each other, how many ways can the twelve statues be arranged around the garden fence?

A huge garden is circular in form. To decorate the garden, the owner bought 3 different angel statues and 9 different swan statues to be distributed around the garden fence. If the 3 angel statues should be placed succeeding each other, how many ways can the twelve statues be arranged around the garden fence?

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter9: Sequences, Probability And Counting Theory

Section: Chapter Questions

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