document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=217346>Question 217346</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three men and three women line up at a checkout counter. find the  probability that the first person is a women and then they alternate by gender?\" </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #163906 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=163906\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 3 men and 3 women.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Probability first is a woman is 3/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability second is a man is 3/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability third is a woman is 2/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability fourth is a man is 2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability fifth is a woman is 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability sixth is a man is 1/1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply all these probabilities together and you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/6 * 3/5 * 2/4 * 2/3 * 1/2 * 1/1 = .05<BR>\n" );
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