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A classroom has 30 seats arranged in 6 rows of 5 seats each. Each student is randomly assigned a seat.

What is the probability that the first student is placed in the first row?
a. 5/6
b. 1/5
c. 1/6
d. 1/30

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D the first Stufe has a 1/30 chance of being in the front row as non of the seats have been taken yet
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Answer:

c. 1/6

Explanation:

There are 6 rows.

The probability of sitting in any row is 1/6.

p(first row) = 1/6

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