SOLUTION: Your English teacher is drawing names to see who will give the first speech. There are 26 students in the class and 4 speeches will be given each day. (a) what is the probability

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Question 426321: Your English teacher is drawing names to see who will give the first speech. There are 26 students in the class and 4 speeches will be given each day.
(a) what is the probability that you will give your speech first?
(b) what is the probability that you will give your speech on the first day?
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Your English teacher is drawing names to see who will give the first speech. There are 26 students in the class and 4 speeches will be given each day.
(a) what is the probability that you will give your speech first?
Ans: (4/26)(1/4) = 1/26
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(b) what is the probability that you will give your speech on the first day?
Ans: 4/26
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Cheers,
Stan H.