Answer:
1/30
Explanation:
To solve this we lay out the order of speeches and the number of people to fill in that position. We first find the number of desirable outcomes
Conditions:
- E speaks first
- C speaks fifth
In the first position, there is only one option which is E.
In the second position, we can choose from 4 others (E is in first, and C is reserved for fifth)
In the third, we can choose from 3 others (4 - 1)
In the fourth, 2 choices (3 - 1)
In the fifth, there is only one choice as it needs to be speaker C.
In the sixth is the remaining person from the 2 choices for fourth position (2 - 1)
Now we multiply to get the number of desirable outcomes
1x4x3x2x1x1 = 24
After that, we get the total number of outcomes. To find the probability, we divide the number of desirable outcomes by the total number of outcomes.
The total number of outcomes is 6! = 720
So:
24/720 = 1/30 simplified