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Question 796319: A teacher had four students line up for a project. If the teacher randomly selected the students, then what is the probability the students were lined up in alphabetical order (either ascending or descending)? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A teacher had four students line up for a project. If the teacher randomly selected the students, then what is the probability the students were lined up in alphabetical order (either ascending or descending)?
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# of ways to succeed:: 2
# of possible arrangements: 4! = 24
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P(condition) = 2/24 = 1/12
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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