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Robert has eight guests, two of whom are Jim and John. If
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QUESTION:
Robert has eight guests, two of whom are Jim and John. If the guests will arrive in a random order, what is the probability that John will not arrive right after Jim?
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QUESTION:
Robert has eight guests, two of whom are Jim and John. If the guests will arrive in a random order, what is the probability that John will not arrive right after Jim?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
Robert's total number of guests is 8, 2 guests are Jim and John from a total of 8 guests.
Then, the number of guests except Jim and John = 8 – 2 = 6!
If Jim arrives first, then the number of ways that other guests arrive is given by: