Three identical yellow balloons,two identical red balloons and two identical blue balloons are strung in a row to celebrate Shema's birthday.Calculate the number of arrangements if:

The yellow balloons are next to each other and the blue balloons are not next to each other?

• yes
  here is what i made:
  
  (5!*3!)/(2!*2!*3!)=30
  (3!*3!*2!*2!)/(3!*2!*2!)=6
  30-6=24
  
  The answer should be 18
  still i don't get the correct answer
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