Concept explainers
To find: the probability that Alfonso got
Answer to Problem 7PPS
The probability is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Alfonso and Colin bought one raffle ticket at the state fair.
Concept used:
The probability formula is used to compute the probability of an event to occur as:
According to the permutation formula:
Where
Calculation:
Since, buying tickets is a way of arranging the people, order in this situation is important.
There are
Among these, there is only one particular arrangement in which Alfonso gets ticket
Hence, the probability is
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