Re: Please Help: Need a math problem!

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From: EROS69
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 00:00

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14.14% just guessing
--
eros69@prodigy.net
Can we break the cycle?
 Hugh Steers wrote in article <3356c9d1.4969186@158.152.254.10>...

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.



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From: "EROS69" <EROS69@prodigy.net>
Subject: Re: Please Help: Need a math problem!
Date: 1997/04/18
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