2007-08-16 19:45:17 · 5 answers · asked by GANGUNDI V 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Are we talking about a race or a ménage à trois?
2007-08-16 20:59:22 · answer #1 · answered by Scarlet Manuka 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probability that A will come first: 1 in 3
Probability that A will come first AND B will come before C: (1/3)(1/2) = 1 in 6
2007-08-17 02:50:57 · answer #2 · answered by Linus 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Total possible finishes = 3 * 2 * 1 = 6
Probability that A will come first, then B, then C = 1/6
2007-08-17 02:49:50 · answer #3 · answered by tancy2411 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Consider all the possible probabilities
3*2*1=6
The possibility that A will come first and B will come before C is 1 out of six.
2007-08-17 04:00:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well A is an olympic runner and B is a maratjon runner and C is an overweight salmon man
2007-08-17 02:49:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋