Question

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

Answer 1

The probability is 1/5 or a 20% chance.

Answer 2

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)`