Combinatorics - 6 girls arranged in 2 rows ( each row contains at least 1 girl)

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6 girls are arranged into 2 rows. Given that each row contain at least 1 girl, find the number of the possible combination(s)

My solution: Using the concept of repeated combinations,

$_{2+4-1} C _{4} $

=$_5C_4$

=5

(The answer key says it is 2160, can someone please explain?)

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They are considering different orders of girls to be different. You can imagine putting the girls in one row in $6!=720$ ways then choosing a point to split the rows in five ways. That would give $3600$ possibilities. They may be thinking that $ABC/DEF$ is the same as $DEF/ABC$ but that only deducts $360$ leaving $3240$. I can't get to $2160$.