In how many ways can you seat 4 people on a bench if one of them, Rohit, does not want to sit on the middle seat or at either end? Choose the correct choice from the following.
A) 720 B) 6 C) 2880 D) 5040 E) 10080
Since Rohit does not want to sit on the middle seat or at either end (3 chairs), then he can choose 1 chairs to sit. The remaining 3 people can sit in 3! ways. Thus the # of arrangements is 1*3! = 6.   Answer: 6.
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In how many ways can you seat 4 people on a bench if one of them, Rohit, does not want to sit on the middle seat or at either end?