SOLUTION: eight people are arranged in a row, what is the probability that they are arranged in alphabetical order?

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Question 694285: eight people are arranged in a row, what is the probability that they are arranged in alphabetical order?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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eight people are arranged in a row, what is the probability that they are arranged in alphabetical order?
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# of ways to succeed: 1
# of possible arrangements: 8!
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P(arranged alphabetically) = 1/8! = 0.000024802
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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