When  four basketball players are about to have a free-throw competition, they often draw names out of a hat to randomly select the order in which they shoot. what is the probability that they shoot free throws in alphabetical order? assume each player has a different name. p(shoot free throws in alphabetical order) =

The total number of possibilities of drawing their names is given by permutation.

4P4 = 24

The total possibility of drawing their names in alphabetical is only 1.

Therefore the probability is:

P = 1 / 24

P = 0.0417

Therefore there is about 4.17% chance that it will be in alphabetical order

answer:  

step-by-step explanation:

here x represents the height of the pole,

and, the height of the shadow of the pole is 12 feet.

also, the angle of elevation from the top of the pole is 40°,

therefore,

by the low of sine,

which is the required equation for finding the value of x,