There are 10 students in a class: 6 boys and 4 girls. If the teacher picks a group of 4 at random, what is the probability that everyone in the group is a boy?
Probability that nbr1 is a boy is p1 = 6/10.
Probability that nbr2 is a boy, given 5 boys left is 5/9
Probability that nbr3 is a boy given 4 boys left is 4/8
Probability that nbr 4 is a boy given 3 boys left is 3/7
Overallprobability=6×5×4×3(10×9×8×7)⇒Overallprobability=0.0714285714285714
Approximately 0.071 or 7.1%
Probability that nbr1 is a boy is p1 = 6/10.
Probability that nbr2 is a boy, given 5 boys left is 5/9
Probability that nbr3 is a boy given 4 boys left is 4/8
Probability that nbr 4 is a boy given 3 boys left is 3/7
Overallprobability=6×5×4×3(10×9×8×7)⇒Overallprobability=0.0714285714285714
Approximately 0.071 or 7.1%