Question

8 men and 6 women arrive separately in a random fashion to a meeting. What is the probability that the first 4 people to show up are men? I feel like i can't break this down

Answer 1

What is the probability that the first person to show up is a man

Answer 2

8/14 right

Answer 3

yep, how about the probability that the second person to show up is a man

Note: the first man has arrived (assume this is true), so take him out of the equation

Answer 4

7/13

Answer 5

how about the third

Answer 6

6/12 or 1/2 so I just do that till I get to the forth man?

Answer 7

you can use either one, 1/2 might be easier to use

but 6/12 helps you see the overall pattern

Answer 8

yes you keep going until you reach the fourth one

Answer 9

once you get all your fractions, you multiply them out

this works because each event is independent from one another

Answer 10

5/11 then im multiplying that times something right

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

so you have these four fractions

8/14
7/13
6/12
5/11

then you multiply them all out to get ????

Answer 13

5/11 x 8/14?

Answer 14

multiply all 4 though

Answer 15

that was so easy thanks again 10/143

Answer 16

yep you got it