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counting and probability intermediate
Problem
Nick, Janet, Huiju, and Amanda go to the World's Largest Brat Fest. Each of them is equally likely to order a meat brat, a hot dog, or a veggie brat. What is the probability that 2 of them order a meat brat, and the other two order hot dogs?
Solution
There is a probability that a person will order a meat brat, a probability that they will order a hot dog, and a probability that they will order a veggie brat. We can choose which two people we want to order meat brats in ways, and then we want the other two to order hot dogs. Once we've set who we want to order what, there is a probability that they all actually order what we want them to. Therefore, the probability that two people order meat brats and the other two hot dogs is .
Final answer
\frac{2}{27}