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This gives a total of2*(10 C 1)*(9 C 4) ways.3) Finally, one of Joe or Jim is on the floor and the other is a floater. Then foreach of these two assignments the other 10 volunteers are arranged as follows:2 of the 10 are assigned to the door in (10 C 2) ways;3 of the remaining 8 are assigned to the floor in (8 C 3) ways;the other 5 are floaters. This gives a total of2*(10 C 2)*(9 C 3) ways.Thus the total number of ways the volunteers can be assigned is2*[(10 C 1)*(9 C 3) + (10 C 1)*(9 C 4) + (10 C 2)*(8 C 3)] =2*[10*84 + 10*126 + 45*56] = 2*4620 = 9240 ways.......
2/12 * 1/11 + 4/12 * 3/11 + 6/12 * 5/11 = 1/3.
Since there are 13860 possible assignments, and 1/3 of them have Joe and Jim working together, the total number with Joe and Jim separate is
(2/3) * 13860 = 9240.

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Look at the three cases:

1) One of Joe or Jim is at the door and the other is on the floor. Then for each
of these two assignments the other 10 volunteers are arranged as follows:
1 of the 10 is assigned to the door in (10 C 1) ways;
3 of the remaining 9 are assigned to the floor in (9 C 3) ways;
the remaining 6 are floaters. This gives a total of
2*(10 C 1)*(9 C 3) ways.

2) One of Joe or Jim is at the door and the other is a floater. Then for each
of these two assignments the other 10 volunteers are arranged as follows:
1 of the 10 is assigned to the door in (10 C 1) ways;
4 of the remaining 9 are assigned to the floor in (9 C 4) ways;
the remaining 5 are floaters. This gives a total of
2*(10 C 1)*(9 C 4) ways.

3) Finally, one of Joe or Jim is on the floor and the other is a floater. Then for
each of these two assignments the other 10 volunteers are arranged as follows:
2 of the 10 are assigned to the door in (10 C 2) ways;
3 of the remaining 8 are assigned to the floor in (8 C 3) ways;
the other 5 are floaters. This gives a total of
2*(10 C 2)*(9 C 3) ways.

Thus the total number of ways the volunteers can be assigned is

2*[(10 C 1)*(9 C 3) + (10 C 1)*(9 C 4) + (10 C 2)*(8 C 3)] =

2*[10*84 + 10*126 + 45*56] = 2*4620 = 9240 ways.
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