The president of a country and 4 other dignitaries are scheduled to sit in a row on the 5 chairs represented above. If the president must sit in the center chair, how many different seating arrangements are possible for the 5 people? Choose the correct choice from the following
A) 4  B) 5  C) 20  D) 24  E) 120
If the president is sitting in the center, you only have 4 chairs left. There are 4 possibilities for 1st chair, 3 possibilities for 2nd chair, 2 possibilities for 3rd chair, and 1 for last chair. Multiply all those and you get 24.   ANS:24.
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The president of a country and 4 other dignitaries are scheduled to sit in a row on the 5 chairs represented above. If the president must sit in the center chair, how many different seating arrangements are possible for the 5 people?