In how many ways can you seat 9 people on a bench if one of them, Rohit, does not want to sit on the middle seat or at either end?  Select the correct option
A) 720  B) 1720  C) 2880  D) 5040  E) 241920
Since Rohit does not want to sit on the middle seat or at either end (3 chairs), then he can choose 6 chairs to sit. The remaining 8 people can sit in 8! ways. Thus the # of arrangements is 6*8! = 241,920.   Answer: 241920.
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In how many ways can you seat 9 people on a bench if one of them, Rohit, does not want to sit on the middle seat or at either end?