There are 2 blue and 4 yellow cars to be parked in a row of 10 parking bays. Assume that cars of the same colour are identical and the parking bays are chosen at random. (a) In how many ways can the cars be parked (b) In how many ways are the 4 yellow cars parked next to each other.

There are 2 blue and 4 yellow cars to be parked in a row of 10 parking bays. Assume that cars of the same colour are identical and the parking bays are chosen at random. (a) In how many ways can the cars be parked (b) In how many ways are the 4 yellow cars parked next to each other.

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There are 2 blue and 4 yellow cars to be parked in a row of 10 parking bays. Assume that cars
of the same colour are identical and the parking bays are chosen at random.
(a) In how many ways can the cars be parked
(b) In how many ways are the 4 yellow cars parked next to each other.

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