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Problem
Let be the set of permutations of the sequence for which the first term is not . A permutation is chosen randomly from . The probability that the second term is , in lowest terms, is . What is ?
Solution
There are choices for the first element of , and for each of these choices there are ways to arrange the remaining elements. If the second element must be , then there are only choices for the first element and ways to arrange the remaining elements. Hence the answer is , and .
See also
2003 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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Followed by Problem 20 |
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