Carcass wrote:
A certain band will perform 15 different songs in random order, and no song will be performed twice. If 9 of the songs are new, what is the probability that the first 2 songs that the band performs will both be new?
Give your answer as a fraction.
First and foremost the question is about arrangement and not selection
The Random experiment is about arranging 15 distinct songs which is 15!
The event is about arranging 2 new songs at the start (9P2) and then the remaining 13 songs (13!)
[9P2 * 13!][/15!]
= 12/35