In how many ways can a lawn tennis mixed double be made up from seven married couples if no husband and wife play in the same set?
Question:
In how many ways can a lawn tennis mixed double be made up from seven married couples if no husband and wife play in the same set?
Solution:
We arrange any 2 men in ${ }^{\prime} P_{2}$ ways and then the wives of the remaining 5 men can be arranged in ${ }^{5} P_{2}$ ways. This is because these two men should not be with their respective wives.
$\therefore$ By fundamental principle of counting, the required number of ways $={ }^{7} P_{2} \times{ }^{5} P_{2}$
$=\frac{7 !}{5 !} \times \frac{5 !}{3 !}$
$=\frac{7 !}{3 !}$
= 840
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