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I'm stuck and I really need some direction as to how to tackle this problem.

Each morning, before they go off to work in the mines, the seven dwarves line up and Snow White kisses each dwarf on the top of his head. In order to avoid any hint of favoritism, she kisses them in random order each morning.

a. What is the probability that the dwarf named Bashful gets kissed first on Monday?

b. What is the probability that Bashful gets kissed first both Monday and Tuesday?

c. What is the probability that Bashful does not get kissed first, either Monday or Tuesday?

d. What is the probability that Bashful gets kissed first at least once during the week (Monday – Friday)?

e. What is the probability that, on Monday, Bashful gets kissed first and Grumpy second?

f. What is the probability, on Monday, that the seven dwarves will be kissed in perfect alphabetical order?

g. What is the probability that, on Monday, Bashful and Grumpy get kissed before any other dwarves?

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    I am sure you have made *some* progress. It is useful if you indicate what calculations you have made. Then the answers can more directly address any problems you may have.2012-10-23
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    You've edited back in the [tag:statistics] tag, but I don't see any statistics in the problem. Do you? As for the problem itself, is it like any of the previous material in the course/text? Does *any* of this seem familiar?2012-10-23
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    This is an expanded version of a homework problem from [Problem Set 1 of ECE 313, Spring 2011, University of Illinois](http://courses.engr.illinois.edu/ece313/sp2011/homework/PS01-Spring2011.pdf), and the solution is also on the same web site. The full version of the problem is likely to be found in the problem sets and solutions of other offerings of the same course.2012-10-23

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