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Mathematics Question on Probability

Three boys and two girls stand in a queue. The probability that the number of boys a head of every girl is atleast one more that the number of girls ahead of her, is

A

44563

B

44564

C

44595

D

44624

Answer

44563

Explanation

Solution

Either a girl will start the sequence or will be at second position and will not acquire the last position as well.
Required probability =(3C1+2C1)5C2=12=\frac{\left({ }^{3} C _{1}+{ }^{2} C _{1}\right)}{{ }^{5} C _{2}}=\frac{1}{2}