Probability of a palindrome

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$5$ $A$'s and $6$ $B$'s are arranged in a row. Find the probability that a choosen arrangement is palindrome.

I tried out all the ways a palindrome could be formed. This was favourable outcomes.

All possible outcomes were $\frac{11!}{5!6!}$ Probability was favourable upon total outcomes.

What is the alternate way to find out the number of palindromes? I assume it involves selecting gaps from a row and then arranging the alphabets.

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$6$th place should be A and places $1$ to $5$ uniquely determines places $7$ to $11$, so there are $\dfrac{5!}{3!2!}$ palindromes.