SOLUTION: Abbie, Ben and Cali will sit in a row in a theater. What is the probability that they will sit in alphabetical order, from left to right? Express your answer as a common fraction.

Question 247698: Abbie, Ben and Cali will sit in a row in a theater. What is the probability that they will sit in alphabetical order, from left to right? Express your answer as a common fraction.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Abbie, Ben and Cali will sit in a row in a theater. What is the probability that they will sit in alphabetical order, from left to right? Express your answer as a common fraction.
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Put A,B,C in alphabetical order: 2 ways (left to right and right to left)
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# of ways to arrange A,B,C: 3! = 6
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P(alphabetical order) 2/6 = 1/3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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