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Answer:
a=2, b=5
Step-by-step explanation:
Let
n -----> the denominator
we have

Solve for n
That means -----> isolate the variable n
Multiply by n both sides

Divide by 3.5*10^4 both sides

therefore
a=2, b=5
Answer: a) 2092278989 b) 576, c) 
Step-by-step explanation:
Since we have given that
Number of students = 16
Number of desks = 16
a) How many days must pass before the class must repeat a seating arrangement?

If the number of rows = 4
b) How many seating arrangements are there that put Larry, Moe, Curly, and Shemp in the front seats?

c) How many seating arrangements are there that put Larry, Moe, Curly, and Shemp in the front seats?

Hence, a) 2092278989 b) 576, c) 
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