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It is required to seat 5 men and 4 women in a row so that the men occupy odd places. Then the number of arrangements that are possible is
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: Total number of people 
Men occupy odd places, so women can occupy four even places.
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4 women can sit in 4 position in 4 ! ways
5 men can sit in 5 position in 5 ! ways
Total number of arrangement 
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