(New page: TO elaborate on Brian's post, the way he got the 7*6*5 can be thought up a little easier if you do a small diagram I made mine like each - is a seat since people cant sit in 2 seats, each...)
 
 
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TO elaborate on Brian's post, the way he got the 7*6*5 can be thought up a little easier if you do a small diagram
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To elaborate on Brian's post, the way he got the 7*6*5 can be thought up a little easier if you do a small diagram
  
I made mine like each - is a seat
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I made mine like each - is a seat,
 
since people cant sit in 2 seats, each time the amount of the people who can sit in a seat goes down.
 
since people cant sit in 2 seats, each time the amount of the people who can sit in a seat goes down.
  
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8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1
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        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -                        
        --amount of choices--
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        8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1
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            amount of choices left for each seat

Latest revision as of 15:13, 9 September 2008

To elaborate on Brian's post, the way he got the 7*6*5 can be thought up a little easier if you do a small diagram

I made mine like each - is a seat, since people cant sit in 2 seats, each time the amount of the people who can sit in a seat goes down.


       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -                         
       8     7     6     5     4     3     2     1
            amount of choices left for each seat

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