Question

There are six different French books, eight different Russian books, and five different Spanish books. How many ways are there to arrange the books in a row on a shelf with all books of the same language grouped together?

Answer 1

There are 6 possible ways to arrange the books in a row on a shelf with all books of the same language grouped together.

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of books in French language  = 6

The number of books in Russian language  = 8

The number of Spanish books  = 5

So, in total there are 19 books in 3 different languages F , R and S.

Now, the books are to be arranged in such a way that each language books are stacked together.

The possible number of ways to do it is :

1. French, Russian , Spanish.

2. French, Spanish, Russian.

3. Russian , Spanish, French.

4. Russian , French , Spanish.

5. Spanish, French,  Russian.

6. Spanish, Russian, French.

So,there are total 6 ways to arrange the books in the desired manner.

Hence, there are 6 possible ways to arrange the books in a row on a shelf with all books of the same language grouped together.