A tourist in France wants to visit 10 different cities.

Kade Frost

Kade Frost

Answered question

2022-02-13

A tourist in France wants to visit 10 different cities. If the route is randomly selected, what is the probability that she will visit the cities in alphabetical order?

Answer & Explanation

Macey Mata

Macey Mata

Beginner2022-02-14Added 13 answers

Step 1
Given: We have 10 different cities that can be ordered in different ways. We are looking for the probability of selecting one order in particular - alphabetical. And so the probability will be:
1number of permutations of 10 cities
So how many permutations are there of 10 cities
Remember that the permutation calculation for a n, population and k, number selected from that population is:
Pn,k=n!(nk)! and so we have
P10,10=10!(1010)!
=10!0!
=10!1=10!
=3,628,800
which gives the probability of doing a random tour of 10 cities in alphabetical order as:
13,628,800=(2.8×107)
=0.00000028
Answer:
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