Suppose members of three families (say, A, B and C) are to be randomly arranged in a row. Family A consists of five people, family B consists of three people and family C consists of three people. Find the probability that each family sits together; no family sits together; family B sits together given that family A does not sit together.

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Suppose members of three families (say, A, B and C) are to be randomly arranged in a row. Family A consists of five people, family B consists of three people and family C consists of three people. Find the probability that

each family sits together;

no family sits together;

family B sits together given that family A does not sit together.

 

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