There are 10 songs on a playlist, in which you started playing the first track. You've turned shuffle on. What is the probability that the second track will be played next?

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Since a playlist on shuffle will not play the same track twice, the next song will be anything from 2 to 10. So there are nine possible outcomes of which one is favourable. Hence, the probability is $\frac{1}{9}$ .

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There are 10 songs on a playlist, in which you started playing the first track. You've turned shuffle on. What is the probability that the second track will be played next?

Since a playlist on shuffle will not play the same track twice, the next song will be anything from 2 to 10. So there are nine possible outcomes of which one is favourable. Hence, the probability is 19.

Since a playlist on shuffle will not play the same track twice, the next song will be anything from 2 to 10. So there are nine possible outcomes of which one is favourable. Hence, the probability is $\frac{1}{9}$ .