There are eight seats at a rectangular table - three on each of the longer sides and one on each of the shorter sides. Six adults and two children sit around the table, with each seating configuration equally likely. What is the probability that the two children will end up seating next to each other on one of the longer sides of the table?

There are eight seats at a rectangular table - three on each of the longer sides and one on each of the shorter sides. Six adults and two children sit around the table, with each seating configuration equally likely. What is the probability that the two children will end up seating next to each other on one of the longer sides of the table?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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