When twotwo basketball players are about to have a free-throw competition, they often draw names out of a hat to randomly selec

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When twotwo basketball players are about to have a free-throw competition, they often draw names out of a hat to randomly selec

t the order in which they shoot. what is the probability that they shoot free throws in alphabetical order? assume each player has a different name?

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erica [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-10T09:09:06+03:00

There are 2! = 2 ways to arrange the names of two basketball players in a hat.

Since, the are going to throw alphabetically, there is 1 way for the names to be arranged alphabetically.

Therefore, <span>the probability that they shoot free throws in alphabetical order is $\frac{1}{2} = 0.5$ </span>

When twotwo basketball players are about to have a​ free-throw competition, they often draw names out of a hat to randomly selec

When twotwo basketball players are about to have a free-throw competition, they often draw names out of a hat to randomly selec