Bill’s compact disc player randomly plays a song, so that no song is repeated before the entire album is played. If Bill plays a disc with 17 songs, what are the chances that the third song he hears will be his favorite?  Choose the correct choice from the following choices
A) 1/17  B) 1/12  C) 1/11  D) 3/14  E) 1/3
The player plays the songs on the album at random, so there are 17 songs that can be the third one played. Only 1 of these ways will result in Bill's favorite song being the third one played.   Total outcomes ==&gt; 17   Total positive outcomes ==&gt; 1   Correct answer is 1/17) 1/17
<result>A</result>
Bill’s compact disc player randomly plays a song, so that no song is repeated before the entire album is played. If Bill plays a disc with 17 songs, what are the chances that the third song he hears will be his favorite?