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The acting group is putting a play that has 4 females &

by dddanny2006 Sat Dec 28, 2013 4:26 am

Source-Princeton Review
The acting group is putting a play that has 4 female and 3 male roles.There are 5 women and 5 men. How many ways the roles can be assigned?


Correct Answer is 7200

My method.

Women

(5*4*3*2) =5--------------Order doesnt matter
(4!)


Men
5*4*3 =10-----------Order doesnt matter
3!


Therefore 5*10=50

Please tell me my mistake
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Re: The acting group is putting a play that has 4 females &

by RonPurewal Sun Dec 29, 2013 12:14 am

The different character roles in a play are, well, different, so order matters.