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counting and probability junior
Problem
Ali, Bonnie, Carlo, and Dianna are going to drive together to a nearby theme park. The car they are using has seats: Driver seat, front passenger seat, and back passenger seat. Bonnie and Carlo are the only ones who know how to drive the car. How many possible seating arrangements are there?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
There are only people who can go in the driver's seat--Bonnie and Carlo. Any of the remaining people can go in the front passenger seat. There are people who can go in the first back passenger seat, and the remaining person must go in the last seat. Thus, there are or ways. The answer is then .
Final answer
D