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# Offices in Delhi Are Open for Five Days in a Week (Monday to Friday). Two Employees of an Office Remain Absent for One Day in the Same Particular Week. Find the Probability that They Remain Absent On: Different Days - ICSE Class 10 - Mathematics

ConceptProbability - A Theoretical Approach

#### Question

Offices in Delhi are open for five days in a week (Monday to Friday). Two employees of an office remain absent for one day in the same particular week. Find the probability that they remain absent on:

different days

#### Solution

Total number of possible outcomes=5xx5=25

The possible outcomes are :

MM,MT,MW,MTh,MF,TM,TT,TW,TTh,TF,WM,WT,WW,WTh,WF,ThM,ThT,ThM,ThT,Thw,ThTh,THF,FM,FT,FW,FTh,FF

p(absent on diff days)=1-p(absent on same days)

= 1-1/5

=4/5

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