A 7 volume numbered set of books is placed randomly on a shelf. What is the probability that the books will be numbered in the correct order from left to right?

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A 7 volume numbered set of books is placed randomly on a shelf. What is the probability that the books will be numbered in the correct order from left to right?

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yes what the other person said 1/7

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The probability of them being in the right order would be a fraction of 1/7

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