SOLUTION: If a clever history teacher gives a quiz on the first day of class and asks students to write 10 historical events in order of occurrence, what is the probability that a student wi

Question 339056: If a clever history teacher gives a quiz on the first day of class and asks students to write 10 historical events in order of occurrence, what is the probability that a student wil do this correctly(without prior knowledge)?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a clever history teacher gives a quiz on the first day of class and asks students to write 10 historical events in order of occurrence, what is the probability that a student wil do this correctly(without prior knowledge)?
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There are 10! arrangements.
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Probability of getting the correct arrangement = 1/10!
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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