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Chapter 4: Q18 (page 175)

In Exercises 5鈥�36, express all probabilities as fractions.

Teed Off When four golfers are about to begin a game, they often toss a tee to randomly select the order in which they tee off. What is the probability that they tee off in alphabetical order by last name?

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The probability that the golfers tee off in alphabetical order by the last name is 124.

Step by step solution

01

Given information

Four golfers toss a tee to decide the order in which they tee off.

02

Define factorial

The total number of possible arrangements of a given set of units (n) is computed using thefactorialformula.

n!=n脳n-1脳n-2脳...1

03

Calculation

Let A be the event that the golfers tee off in alphabetical order of the last name.

The total number of ways in which they can tee off is calculated below:

4!=4脳3脳2脳1=24

The number of ways in which they can tee off in alphabetical order is one.

The probability that the golfers tee off in alphabetical order of the last name

PA=NumberoffavourablewaysTotalnumberofways=124

Therefore, the probability that the golfers tee off in alphabetical order of the last name is equal to 124.

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