Suppose you teach a class of twelve students that you wish to assign to three groups of four students each. In how many different ways can groups be made?
A)369,600
B)479,000,600
C)1320
D)34,650

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The number of ways to divide 12 students into 3 groups of 4 is calculated by dividing the total permutations of the students by the permutations within each group and the permutations of the groups themselves: (12! / (4! * 4! * 4! * 3!)) = 34,650.

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