Re: Please Help: Need a math problem!

Article View: sci.crypt

Article #4386

#4386

From: Hugh Steers
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 00:00

11 lines
1152 bytes


Ok,

Ten hat wearers go to a party, they all put their hats on the
(initially empty) hatstand. After the party they all leave drunk,
taking a hat at random from the hatstand.

What is the probability that nobody gets his own hat?

-- Hugh.

Technical Details

Message-ID: <3356c9d1.4969186@158.152.254.10>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail

References: <3350e5b0.1595022@nntp.a001.sprintmail.com>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: f458d,2a40a836bd3cca79
X-Google-Attributes: gidf458d,public
X-Google-Thread: 109d8a,2a40a836bd3cca79
X-Google-Attributes: gid109d8a,public
X-Google-Thread: 1077c2,2a40a836bd3cca79
X-Google-Attributes: gid1077c2,public
X-Google-Thread: 10d67e,2a40a836bd3cca79
X-Google-Attributes: gid10d67e,public
X-Google-Thread: 102524,2a40a836bd3cca79
X-Google-Attributes: gid102524,public
X-Google-Thread: fb57f,2a40a836bd3cca79
X-Google-Attributes: gidfb57f,public
From: hugh@flounder.demon.co.uk (Hugh Steers)
Subject: Re: Please Help: Need a math problem!
Date: 1997/04/18
Message-ID: <3356c9d1.4969186@158.152.254.10>
X-Deja-AN: 235584178
X-NNTP-Posting-Host: flounder.demon.co.uk
References: <3350e5b0.1595022@nntp.a001.sprintmail.com>
Newsgroups: sci.crypt,alt.math,alt.uu.math.misc,aus.mathematics,sci.math,uk.education.maths

Reply to Parent Message