document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=388906>Question 388906</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> we have 2 boys and 4 girls to be seated in a 6-seat row at the movie theatre. What is the probability that the two people at the end of the row were both boys or both girls? Express your answer as a common fraction? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #275325 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=275325\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> nPr=permutations of n things taken r at a time=n!/(n-r)!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Both boys=4!*2=48 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Both girls=4P2*4!=12*24=288 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(48+288)/6!=336/720=7/15<BR>\n" );
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