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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Please help! Really need help. Will give medal and will fan.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Whats the question?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

April has four different basil plants and four different tomato plants. In how many ways can she arrange the plants in a row if she puts all the tomato plants next to each other?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Wouldn't it be 2?

OpenStudy (ericanoel912):

No, 5.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't think so. I think the number has to be higher than the number 4.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That question makes no sense.. but if you look at it like x equals tomatos and y equals basil it would be something like this xxxxyyyy yxxxxyyy yyxxxxyy yyyxxxxy yyyyxxxx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what are the answers of the question

OpenStudy (ericanoel912):

xxooooxx xxxoooox xooooxxx xxxxoooo ooooxxxx o=tomato x=basil :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the tomato plants are all unique and so are the basil plants.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

u copied me eric....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so there would be different orders for each possibility

OpenStudy (anonymous):

But it says that it wants all of her tomato plants beside each other

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Whether they are unique or not they are still labeled as tomato plants lol

OpenStudy (ericanoel912):

@19skoilli No, you're just overthinking. All the basil plants are next to each other and they just want to know how many different ways you can arrange all 8 plants while keeping the tomato plants next to each other. Trust me, it's 5. :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

exactly so each tomato has a different order like: t1 t2 t3 t4 t4 t3 t2 t1 ................

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4*3*2*1=24

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@ericanoel912 I put in 5 but it marked it wrong...

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