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A basketball coach will select the members of a five-player team from among 9 players, including John and Peter. If the five players are chosen at random, what is the probability that the coach chooses a team that includes both John and Peter? (A) 1/9 (B) 1/6 (C) 2/9 (D) 5/18 (E) 1/3 The OA is (D), ...

by Jill4GMAT

Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:46 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: baseball team probability
Replies: 22
Views: 8319

Is it okay to solve the problem this way: He has to choose 5 players from a group of 9 players, so 5/9. Then, with one less player to choose from, the probability of being chosen as the second player on the team is 4/8. (This is because the person who was selected to be the first player on the team ...

by Jill4GMAT

Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:37 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: baseball team probability
Replies: 22
Views: 8319