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A car is parked among `N` cars standing in a row, but not at either end. On his return, the owner finds that exactly `"r"` of the `N` places are still occupied. The probability that the places neighboring his car are empty is a.`((r-1)!)/((N-1)!)` b. `((r-1)!(N-r)!)/((N-1)!)` c. `((N-r)(N-r-1))/((N-1)(N+2))` d. `"^((N-r)C_2)/(.^(N-1)C_2)`

A

`((r-1)!)/((N-1)!)`

B

`((r-1)!(N-r)!)/((N-1)!)`

C

`((N-r)(N-r-1))/((N+1)(N+2))`

D

`(.^(N-r)C_(2))/(.^(N-1)C_(2))`

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Since there are r cars in N places, total number of selection of places out of N - 1 places for r - 1 cars (except the owner's car) is
`.^(N-1)C_(r-1)=((N-1)!)/((r-1)!(N-r)!)`
If neighboring places are empty, then r - 1 cars must be parked in N - 3 places, So, the favorable number of cases is
`.^(N-3)C_(r-1)=((N-3)!)/((r-1)!(N-r-2)!)`
Therefore, the required probability is
= `((N-3)!)/((r-1)!(N-r-2)!) xx ((r-1)!(N-r)!)/((N-1)!)`
`=((N-r)(N-r-1))/((N-1)(N-2)) = (.^(N-r)C_(2))/(.^(N-1)C_(2))`
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