Question

For each of the following problems, identify the number of outcomes in the sample space, n(S), the number of outcomes for the event you want to happen, n(A), and the probability of that event, P(A)

A hockey team has two goalies, six defenders, eight wingers, and four centres. If the team randomly selects four players to attend a charity function, what is the likelihood that…

a) they are all wingers?

b) no goalies or centres are selected?

4. In a swim meet, there are 16 competitors, 5 of whom are from the Eastern Swim Club. What is the probability that 2 of the 5 swimmers in the first heat are from the Eastern Swim Club?

Answer 1