Q.
Three boys and three girls are to be seated around a table in a circle. Among them the boy X does not
want any girl neighbour and the girl Y does not want any boy neighbour. The number of such arrangements
possible is
boys can be arranged in 2 ways and girls can be arranged in 2 ways. boys will be together and girls will be together. ∴ total number of ways =2×2=4 ways