SOLUTION: When eight basketball players are about to have a​ free-throw competition, they often draw names out of a hat to randomly select the order in which they shoot. What is the probab

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Question 1181143: When eight basketball players are about to have a​ free-throw competition, they often draw names out of a hat to randomly select the order in which they shoot. What is the probability that they shoot free throws in alphabetical​ order? Assume each player has a different name.
P(shoot free throws in alphabetical ​order) = __
​(Type an integer or a simplified​ fraction.)

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   P = 1%2F8%21 = 1%2F40320.    ANSWER

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