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Suppose that six students, including Madhu and Puja, are having six beds arranged in a row. Further, suppose that Madhu does not want a bed adjacent to Puja. Then the number of ways, the beds can be allotted to students is

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Correct option is B

Number of ways of arranging beds =6P6=6!=720Number of ways in which Madhu and Puja have theire beds together is  (2)  5P5=2(5!)=240Thus, required number of ways =720−240=480


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