Problema Solution
If 10 letters are to be placed in 10 addresed envolops then what is the probablity that at least one letter is placed in wrong addressed envolop
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The total number of ways in which 10 latters are placed in 10 envelopes is permutations: 10!
The number of ways in which all letters are placed in the correct envelope is 1.
For atleast 1 letter to be placed in the wrong envelope, we want the compliment of this set.
Hence, 10!−1
Hence, the probability is
(10!-1)/10! = 1 - 1/10! = 0.999999724
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