SOLUTION: An Internet company located in Southern California has season tickets to the Los Angeles Lakers basketball games. The company president always invites one of the 6 vice presidents

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Question 1043976: An Internet company located in Southern California has season tickets to the Los Angeles Lakers basketball games. The company president always invites one of the 6 vice presidents to attend games with him, and claims he selects the person to attend at random. One of the 6 vice presidents has not been invited to attend any of the last 7 Lakers home games.

What is the likelihood this could be due to chance?
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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The chance that any one v.p. is not selected to go to any one game is 5/6. Missing out on seven games in a row would have a likelihood of happening (5/6)^7 percent, or : .279081647233 probability, or a 27.908% chance.