GeminiHeat wrote:
A family consisting of one mother, one father, two daughters and a son is taking a road trip in a sedan. The sedan has two front seats and three back seats. If one of the parents must drive and the two daughters refuse to sit next to each other, how many possible seating arrangements are there?
A. 28
B. 32
C. 48
D. 60
E. 120
We have -
F,
M,
S,
D1, and
D2Let us make the cases:
Case I:D1 and
F in front with
D2,
S and
M at the back
Possible Arrangements
=3!=6Case II:D1 and
M in front with
D2,
S and
F at the back
Possible Arrangements
=3!=6Case III:D2 and
F in front with
D1,
S and
M at the back
Possible Arrangements
=3!=6Case IV:D2 and
M in front with
D2,
S and
F at the back
Possible Arrangements
=3!=6Case V:S and
F in front with
D1,
D2 and
M at the back
Possible Arrangements
=2Case VI:S and
M in front with
D1,
D2 and
F at the back
Possible Arrangements
=2Case VII:M and
F(driving) in front with
D1,
D2 and
S at the back
Possible Arrangements
=2Case VIII:F and
M(driving) in front with
D1,
D2 and
S at the back
Possible Arrangements
=2Total possibilities
=6+6+6+6+2+2+2+2=32Hence, option B