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a family has five members. a mom, a dad, two sisters, & a brother. the family lines up single file. what is the probabillity that the mom is at the front of the line

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The probability is 1/5 or a 20% chance.
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User Alex Kibler
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Answer:
(1)/(5)

Explanation:

Given : A family has five members: a mom, a dad, two sisters, & a brother.

If the family lines up single file, then the number of persons can be at the front of the line = 5

Now, the probability that the mom is at the front of the line :-


\frac{\text{desired outcomes}}{\text{total outcomes}}\\\\=(1)/(5)

Hence, the probability that the mom is at the front of the line=
(1)/(5)

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User Nectar
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