Question

Bobby has 4 tickets for the Mariners game. He invites 3 friends - Tommy, Larry, and Sam - to go with him. Bobby has the first 2 seats in row 5, and the first 2 seats in row 6. The boys are trying to decide on a seating arrangement. How many different combinations of seating arrangements can the boys choose from?

Answer 1

There are 24 different seating arrangements the boys can choose from.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the number of different seating arrangements, we need to consider the number of ways Bobby's friends can be seated in the available seats. Bobby has 4 tickets, so there are 4 choices for the first friend, 3 choices for the second friend, 2 choices for the third friend, and 1 choice for the fourth friend.

Therefore, the total number of seating arrangements is 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 24.