Question

Eight people, named Anna, Bob, Chandra, Darlene, Ed, Frank, Gina, and Hank, will be interviewed for a job. The interviewer will choose two at random to interview on the first day. What is the probability that Darlene is interviewed first and Ed is interviewed second? Express your answer as a fraction or a decimal, rounded to four decimal places.

Answer 1

Total people = 8

P(Darlene is interviewed first and Ed is interviewed second) = 1/8 * 1/7 = 1/56 = 0.0179 (ans)