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f2001290
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 Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:23 am Post subject: Probability |
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TWO couples and a single person are to be seated on 5 chairs such that no couple is seated next to each other. What is the probability that no two couples sit together?
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:09 pm Post subject: Re: Probability |
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| f2001290 wrote: | | TWO couples and a single person are to be seated on 5 chairs such that no couple is seated next to each other. What is the probability of the above?? |
Can you please clarify...
probability = number of expected outcomes / total number of outcomes.
I'm not clear on what probability here is referring to.
Is it asking for the total number of ways such a seating is possible ? |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:36 am Post subject: |
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Grr.. I hate Probability..
Is the Answer 11/12 ? |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:52 am Post subject: |
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| Jay - I modified the question |
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