Your Manager Will Assign Her 9 Employees to Three Tasks $\frac { 1 } { 36 }$

question 231

Short Answer

Your manager will assign her 9 employees to three tasks, 2 to task A, 4 to task B, and 3 to task C. If she randomly assigns employees to tasks, what is the probability that you and your best friend will be the two assigned to task A? A) $\frac { 1 } { 36 }$

B) $\frac { 1 } { 1260 }$

C) $\frac { 2 } { 9 }$

D) $\frac { 1 } { 512 }$

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