A rugby coach has tickets to a
‘Chiefs’ game. He decides to
give the tickets to three players
chosen at random from the five
players who have played every
game during the season.
(a) How many possible selections can the coach
make from the 5 players?
(b) What is the probability that two of the
players, Smith and Brown will go to the
‘Chiefs’ game?

Question

A rugby coach has tickets to a 
‘Chiefs’ game. He decides to 
give the tickets to three players 
chosen at random from the five 
players who have played every 
game during the season.
(a) How many possible selections can the coach 
make from the 5 players? 
(b) What is the probability that two of the 
players, Smith and Brown will go to the 
‘Chiefs’ game?

marigirl · Answer

There are 10 possible selections .

How do I go about b)?

marigirl · Answer

For 3 selections out of 5 possibilities there are a total of 10 possiblI ties

For 2 selections out if 4 possibilities there are a total of 10 possibilities.

How can I link the second question