JEE Advanced2014MathematicsPermutation and CombinationActual
Three boys and two girls stand in a queue. The probability that the number of boys ahead of every girl is atleast one more than the number of girls ahead of her is
Options
- A1 2
- B1 3
- C2 3
- D3 4
Correct answer
A. 1 2
Step-by-step solution
Either a girl start the sequence or will be at second position and will not acquire the last position as well. Required probability =   3 C 2 × 2 ! × 3 ! +   2   C 1 × 2 ! × 3 !   5 ! = 1 2