Question

multiple choice answers.

Answer 1

I think you have to find the LCM of 6 and 9

Answer 2

I can help.

Answer 3

go ahead.

Answer 4

Is this Alg?

Answer 5

probs & stats

Answer 6

I thought so. This is a permutation or combinations problem.

Answer 7

Permutations are for lists, where order mattes. Combinations are for groups, where order doesn't matter. What do you think we will use?

Answer 8

combinations

Answer 9

Yup, because his isn't like selecting the order of who will be president, VP, etc.. I mean I am sure it matters to the girls but that's personal reasons. ;-) Do you know the formula for combinations?

Answer 10

\[\frac{ n! }{ r!(n-r)! }\]

Answer 11

r objects from the set of n objects.

Answer 12

\[\frac{ 9! }{ 6!(9-6)! }\]

Answer 13

\[\frac{ 9! }{ 6!(3)! }\]

Answer 14

That should yield 84.

Answer 15

Unless my calculator messed up.

Answer 16

how about this one?

Answer 17

C, possibly.

Answer 18

I added them together to find total for sprint. then Divided by number of women in sprinting

Answer 19

did you get the first one ?

Answer 20

oh yes you did i see it

Answer 21

if we put all the women in a room, what is the probability that a randomly chosen female ... does sprints?

Answer 22

as opposed to: what is the probability that out of all the sprinters, a randomly chosen sprinter is a female ...

Answer 23

12 female sprints.

Answer 24

could it be out of 1?

Answer 25

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