SOLUTION: There are four students, all of different hieghts, who are to be randomly arranged in a line. What is the probability that the tallest student will be first in line and the shortes
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Question 466349: There are four students, all of different hieghts, who are to be randomly arranged in a line. What is the probability that the tallest student will be first in line and the shortest student will be last in line?
Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
number of ways to arrange 4 students = 4! = 24
number of ways when the tallest will be first and shortest will last = 2! = 2
probability = 2/24
= 1/12
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