A classroom contains 10 students. A student committee of 3 (president, vice-president, and treasurer) must be...

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A classroom contains 10 students. A student committee of 3(president, vice-president, and treasurer) must be selected. HarryPotter will serve only as president only if either of his friendsRon Weasley or Hermione Granger serve as vice president; otherwisehe leaves the group. The others (including Ron and Hermione) haveno such restrictions. What is the probability that Ron or Hermionebecome the president of this group?

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Total number of waysHarry Potter will serve as president AND Ron will serve as vicepresident AND any one serve as treasurer isHarry Potter will serve as president    See Answer
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