document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=369928>Question 369928</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are five peolpe in a room, three men and two women. They leave the room one by one, in random order, until the room is empty. What is the probability that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a)The first person to leave the room is a woman.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)The firs three people to leave the room are all men.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)The first person to leave the room is a woman.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 2/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)The first three people to leave the room are all men.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 3C3/5C3 = 1/(5*4/1*2) = 1/10<BR>\n" );
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