Final answer:
To find the probability of choosing 9 items in the same order as a computer from 43 items, you calculate the product of individual probabilities of selection for each item, starting with 1/43 and ending with 1/35.
Step-by-step explanation:
The probability of picking 9 items in the same order as selected by a computer from 43 different items can be found by calculating the probabilities of each selection sequentially. Since the items are distinct, the first item has a 1 in 43 chance of being chosen. Once the first item is selected, the second item has a 1 in 42 chance, because there are only 42 items remaining, and so on. The probability of each selection is thus 1/43 × 1/42 × ... × 1/35. This gives us a total probability of picking the 9 items in the precise order the computer selected, which is the product of all these individual probabilities.