<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful assistant. You first think about the reasoning process in the mind and then provide the user with the answer. You should try to truely solve the question by yourself without cheating.  <|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
 Five people are arranged in a row, where person A is not next to person B, and person A is also not next to person C. Find the number of different arrangements. Express your answer as a whole number. Show your work in <think> </think> tags. And return the final answer in <answer> </answer> tags.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Let me solve this step by step.
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Five people are arranged in a row, where person A is not next to person B, and person A is also not next to person C. Find the number of different arrangements. Express your answer as a whole number.
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