Question

In a competition, two people will be selected from four finalists to receive the first and second prizes. The prize winners will be selected by drawing names from a hat. The names of the four finalists are Jim, George, Helen, and Maggie. The possible outcomes can be represented as follows: JG JH JM GJ GH GM HJ HG HM MJ MG MH Here, for example, JG represents the outcome that Jim receives the first prize and George receives the second prize. The event A is defined as follows: A = event that Helen gets first prize List the outcomes that comprise the event ~A (not A).

Answer 1

1. JG (Jim gets first prize, George gets second prize)

2. JH (Jim gets first prize, Helen gets second prize)

3. JM (Jim gets first prize, Maggie gets second prize)

4. GH (George gets first prize, Helen gets second prize)

5. GJ (George gets first prize, Jim gets second prize)

6. GM (George gets first prize, Maggie gets second prize)

7. MJ (Maggie gets first prize, Jim gets second prize)

8. MG (Maggie gets first prize, George gets second prize)

9. MH (Maggie gets first prize, Helen gets second prize)

Explanation:

The question asks for the list of outcomes in the event "Not A". We are looking for the reverse or negative of Event A.

The above given list is the list of outcomes in the event where Helen DOES NOT get first prize.