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An award ceremony 2002-05-13
From Mika:
Five students are equally qualifide their school at an award ceremony. two students will be randomly chosen to go to the ceremony.

(a) if Tony is one of the five student, what is the probability that he will be chosen?
Ans: 2/5C2=0.2 which is 20%

(b)Tony's friend, Allecia, who was also eligible to go, has been chosen. what is the Tony's probability of being chosen after he learns that allecica is going:
Ans: 1/5C1=0.2

I think the answes are wrong please help me with these questions


Answered by Andrei Volodin.
 
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