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A group contains $n$ men and $n$ women. How many ways are there to arrange these people in a row if the men and women alternate?
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They can either be arranged in the pattern Woman-Man-Woman-Man (WMWM...) or Man-Woman-Man-Woman (MWMW...). Show more…
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