Answer to Question #315531 in Statistics and Probability for Kenceasefire

Question

Three sets of twins are to pose for photographs. How many photographs are possible if each set of the twins are to stand close to each other?

Answer 1

Choose the order of pairs from left to right – there are $3!=6$ ways. In each pair choose the order of twins – there are $2\cdot 2\cdot 2=8$ ways. The total number of ways is $6\cdot 8=48$