Ten children (five boys and five girls) are standing in line. Assume that all possible ways in which they might line up are equally likely. a. What is the probability that they appear in line in alphabetical order by name? Please assume no two of the children have the same name. b. What is the probability that all the girls precede all the boys? NOTE: As before, please write your fraction answers as a/b. Do not convert to a decimal.

Ten children (five boys and five girls) are standing in line. Assume that all possible ways in which they might line up are equally likely. a. What is the probability that they appear in line in alphabetical order by name? Please assume no two of the children have the same name. b. What is the probability that all the girls precede all the boys? NOTE: As before, please write your fraction answers as a/b. Do not convert to a decimal.

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section8.7: Probability

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