Question

Bob and Laquisha have volunteered to serve on the Junior Prom Committee. The names of twenty volunteers,

including Bob and Laquisha, are put into a bowl. If two names are randomly drawn from the bowl without
replacement, what is the probability that Bob's name will be drawn first and Laquisha's name will be drawn
second?

Answer 1

Hey there!

1/19 (1/20)=1/380, so the probability is 1/380

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Answer 2

1/380

Explanation:

Probability of Bob's name drawn first is:

• 1/20 as there are 20 people with equal chance

And probability of Laquisha's name drawn second is:

• 1/19 as there are 19 people left with equal chance

Probability of the two events happening is:

• 1/20*1/19 = 1/380 product of individual probabilities