SOLUTION: The numbers from 1 to 11 are randomly chosen one at a time, without replacement. Find the probability that the even numbers will be all drawn out before the odd.

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Question 1108496: The numbers from 1 to 11 are randomly chosen one at a time, without
replacement. Find the probability that the even numbers will be all
drawn out before the odd.

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11}

There are 11 numbers, 6 odds and 5 evens,

P(even 1st) = 5/11
P(even 2nd) = 4/10
P(even 3rd) = 3/9
P(even 4th) = 2/8
P(even 5th) = 1/7

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Edwin