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==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
| + | Label the people sitting at the table <math>A, B, C, D, E, F,</math> and assume that they are initially seated in the order <math>ABCDEF</math>. The possible new positions for <math>A, B, C, D, E,</math> and <math>F</math> are respectively (a dash indicates a non-allowed position): | ||
| + | <math>\texttt{--AAA-}\\ | ||
| + | \texttt{---BBB}\\ | ||
| + | \texttt{C---CC}\\ | ||
| + | \texttt{DD---D}\\ | ||
| + | \texttt{EEE---}\\ | ||
| + | \texttt{-FFF--}</math> | ||
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| + | The combinations we are looking for should use one letter from each column, and there should not be any repeated letters: | ||
| + | |||
| + | CDEFAB<br> | ||
| + | CEAFBD<br> | ||
| + | CEFABD<br> | ||
| + | CEFBAD<br> | ||
| + | CFEABD<br> | ||
| + | CFEBAD<br> | ||
| + | DEAFBC<br> | ||
| + | DEAFCB<br> | ||
| + | DEFABC<br> | ||
| + | DEFACB<br> | ||
| + | DEFBAC<br> | ||
| + | DFEABC<br> | ||
| + | DFEACB<br> | ||
| + | DFEBAC<br> | ||
| + | EDAFBC<br> | ||
| + | EDAFCB<br> | ||
| + | EDFABC<br> | ||
| + | EDFACB<br> | ||
| + | EDFBAC<br> | ||
| + | EFABCD<br> | ||
| + | |||
| + | There are <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\; 20}</math> such combinations. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{AMC12 box|year=2015|ab=B|num-a=23|num-b=21}} | {{AMC12 box|year=2015|ab=B|num-a=23|num-b=21}} | ||
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Revision as of 01:51, 4 March 2015
Problem
Six chairs are evenly spaced around a circular table. One person is seated in each chair. Each person gets up and sits down in a chair that is not the same chair and is not adjacent to the chair he or she originally occupied, so that again one person is seated in each chair. In how many ways can this be done?
Solution
Label the people sitting at the table 
and assume that they are initially seated in the order 
. The possible new positions for 
and 
are respectively (a dash indicates a non-allowed position):
The combinations we are looking for should use one letter from each column, and there should not be any repeated letters:
CDEFAB
CEAFBD
CEFABD
CEFBAD
CFEABD
CFEBAD
DEAFBC
DEAFCB
DEFABC
DEFACB
DEFBAC
DFEABC
DFEACB
DFEBAC
EDAFBC
EDAFCB
EDFABC
EDFACB
EDFBAC
EFABCD
There are 
such combinations.
See Also
| 2015 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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