SOLUTION: a truck dispatcher for UPS sends a selivery truck to six different cities. if the truck hits all six locations in a random order, what is the prooooobability that the truck visits

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Question 609950: a truck dispatcher for UPS sends a selivery truck to six different cities. if the truck hits all six locations in a random order, what is the prooooobability that the truck visits the cities in alphabetic order?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 6! = 720 ways to deliver to 6 cities, but only 1 way to do it in alphabetical order. So the probability is 1/720