In how many ways can you seat 5 people on a bench if one of them, Rohit, does not want to sit on the middle seat or at either end?\nOptions:\n(A) 48\n(B) 1720\n(C) 2880\n(D) 5040\n(E) 10080 Stream of consciousness first, then make a decision:
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Since Rohit does not want to sit on the middle seat or at either end (3 chairs), then he can choose 2 chairs to sit. The remaining 4 people can sit in 4! ways. Thus the # of arrangements is 2*4! = 48.
Thus, the answer is (A).
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