Re: Please Help: Need a math problem!

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From: John Cochran
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 00:00

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In article <5j85s1$1hri$1@newssvr07-int.news.prodigy.com>,
> 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.

How about 1334961/3628800 or 36.7879464% ?

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From: jdc@access4.digex.net (John Cochran)
Subject: Re: Please Help: Need a math problem!
Date: 1997/04/18
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