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If n people are randomly seated in a row and two of the people are A and B, what is the probability that there are k people between A and B (A can be either to the left or right of B)?

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Given

There are n people in a row

So there are n! ways to arrange n people in a row

When k people is between A and B such that

[tex]0\leq k\leq n-2[/tex]

as A and B sits outside of k person

there are [tex]2\times \left [ n-(k+2)+1\right ][/tex] ways to arrange A and B with K sits between them

[tex]=2\left [ n-k-1\right ][/tex]

For each of those seating arrangement, there are [tex](n-2)![/tex] ways to arrange n-2 people

Using Multiplication Principle there [tex]2\left [ n-k-1\right ]\times (n-2)![/tex] ways to arrange n people such that k people seats between A and B.

Therefore Probability that there are k people between A and B

[tex]=\frac{2\left [ n-k-1\right ]\times (n-2)!}{n!}[/tex]

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