Beth and Stan are among 9 representatives making presentations at the annual sales meeting. The presentations are randomly ordered. Find the probability that Beth is the first presented and Stan is the last presented. the probability is __

Beth and Stan are among 9 representatives making presentations at the annual sales meeting. The presentations are randomly ordered. Find the probability that Beth is the first presented and Stan is the last presented. the probability is __

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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