SOLUTION: The numbers one through seven are mixed up and then drawn from a hat without replacement. What is the probability that all of the odd numbers will be drawn first?

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Question 1071795: The numbers one through seven are mixed up and then drawn from a hat without replacement. What is the probability that all of the odd numbers will be drawn first?


Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are P(4,4) or 24 outcomes that have only odd numbers in the first.
There are P(3,3) or 6 outcomes for the remaining 3 even numbers to be chosen.
There are P(7,7) or 5040 total outcomes.
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