How Many Ways Can Five People, A, B, C, D

question 180

Multiple Choice

How many ways can five people, A, B, C, D, and E, sit in a row at a concert hall if C must sit to the right of butnot necessarily next to B?

• A) 60
• B) 24
• C) 20
• D) 48

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Definitions:

Dominant Tenement

In property law, the estate that benefits from an easement that burdens a neighboring estate (the servient tenement).

Estate in Land

A legal interest or right in a property, determining the duration and nature of ownership.

Fee Simple

A legal term referring to the most extensive ownership interest in land that one can possess, which is unlimited in duration, inheritable, and not subject to any restrictions.

Joint Tenants

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