Guests at a dinner event can choose 1 of 6 appetizers, 1 of 4 main dishes, and 1 of 2 desserts. Jay and Kim are seated next to each other, and learning they ordered the same dinner combination, decide it must be fate that they should be best friends. What was the probability that Jay and Kim would have chosen the same dinner combination if both chose randomly?

Guests at a dinner event can choose 1 of 6 appetizers, 1 of 4 main dishes, and 1 of 2 desserts. Jay and Kim are seated next to each other, and learning they ordered the same dinner combination, decide it must be fate that they should be best friends. What was the probability that Jay and Kim would have chosen the same dinner combination if both chose randomly?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P: a. How many different 7-place license plates are possible if the first 2 places are for letters and...

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