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2 Men and 1 woman board a bus in which 5 seats are vacant. One of these five seats is reserved for ladies. A woman may or may not sit on the seat reserved for ladies but a man cannot sit on the seat reserved for ladies. In how many different ways can the five seats be occupied by these three passengers

2 Men and 1 woman board a bus in which 5 seats are vacant. One of these five seats is reserved for ladies. A woman may or may not sit on the seat reserved for ladies but a man cannot sit on the seat reserved for ladies. In how many different ways can the five seats be occupied by these three passengers?

(a)

15

(b)

36

(c)

48

(d)

60

Answer:

(b)

Moderate

Explanation

There are 36 ways to seat the passengers fulfilling the given conditions.