Homework Help: posibility

Posted by Katy on Friday, November 16, 2012 at 8:19pm.

Three men and three women are waiting to be interviewed for jobs. If they are all selected in random order find the probability of each event. No man will be interviewed until at least two women have been interviewed.

posibility - Steve, Friday, November 16, 2012 at 8:27pm
P(w) = 3/6
p(ww) = 3/6 * 2/5 = 1/5

so, the chance that 2 women in a row are chosen first is 1/5. That is the chance that no man will be interviewed 1st or 2nd.

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