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Louis, Lucas, Garcelle, and Sheryl go bowling every week. when ordere for highest to lowest, how many ways can their scores be arranged if Lucas is never first and Garcelle always beats Louise.?

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User Veena K
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since lucas is never first and garcelle always beats louise it could be garcelle, louise then lucas or garcelle lucas louise 2 options

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User Chenchuk
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Well if Louis = L2, Lucas = L1, Garcelle = G and Sheryl = S, these are the possibilities.
S,L1,G,L2
S,G,L1,L2
S,G,L2,L1
G,S,L1,L2
G,S,L1,L2
G,L1,S,L2
G,L2,S,L1
G,L1,L2,S
G,L2,L1,S This is 9 possibilities so 9. I might be wrong though.
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User Peter Albert
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