3.68. Seven boys and five girls have 12 movie tickets: 5 tickets for seats in row IX and 7 tickets for seats in X row. In how many ways can they take these seats: (a) arbitrarily (b) in such a way that all the girls sit in the ninth row (c) in both rows alternately: boy, girl, boy, girl, etc.?

3.68. Seven boys and five girls have 12 movie tickets: 5 tickets for seats in row IX and 7 tickets for seats in X row. In how many ways can they take these seats: (a) arbitrarily (b) in such a way that all the girls sit in the ninth row (c) in both rows alternately: boy, girl, boy, girl, etc.?

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(c) in both rows alternately: boy, girl, boy, girl, etc.?

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