At a meeting of the 3 Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chief of Naval Operations does not want to sit next to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. How many ways can the 3 Chiefs of Staff be seated around a circular table?	Choose the correct choice from the following answers
A) 120	B) 480	C) 960	D) 2520	E) 5040
Bunuel, I'm also a little confused with the number of arrangements of n distinct objects in a circle. Why is it given by (n-1)!. In theveritasanswer they say:answer C (960), should be the number of ways to arrange all 7 without the seating restriction given. Is this incorrect?960
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At a meeting of the 3 Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chief of Naval Operations does not want to sit next to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. How many ways can the 3 Chiefs of Staff be seated around a circular table?