Inactive Tutor answered 03/17/22
There is only one way to select the 5 oldest people from a group of 8
There are 8C5 different ways to select 5 people from a group of 8. (Note that 8C5 = 56)
P(select the 5 oldest) = 1 / 56 = 0.0179
Katasha R.
asked 03/16/22From a group of 8 people, you randomly select 5 of them.
What is the probability that they are the 5 oldest people in the group?
Inactive Tutor answered 03/17/22
There is only one way to select the 5 oldest people from a group of 8
There are 8C5 different ways to select 5 people from a group of 8. (Note that 8C5 = 56)
P(select the 5 oldest) = 1 / 56 = 0.0179
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