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Five women and two men are being interviewed for a job opening. Find the probability that all the women will be interviewed first.
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade ago
5/7 * 4/6 * 3/5 * 2/4 * 1/3
- 1 decade ago
So there are 7 people applying and two of them are women. the first woman has a 1/7 chance, the second would have a 1/6 chance, so I'd say a 42:1 chance.
- Jun AgrudaLv 71 decade ago
= 100%(5/7 * 4/6 * 3/5 * 2/4 * 1/3)
= 100%(5/7 * 2/3 * 3/5 * 1/2 * 1/3)
= 100%(30/630)
= 100%(1/21)
= 100/21% or 4 16/21% or 4.76 4/21%
Answer: 1/21 or 4.76 4/21% or 1:20 ratio
