ecall the airplane puzzle from the lab: the first person to get on the plane picks a random seat, the rest sit in their assigned seat if it is available, otherwise pick a random available seat. Assume person i is assigned the seat i. Suppose person 18 came in and discovered that their seat is taken. Assuming that the last person's seat, which is seat number n=32 on this plane, it is still available, what is the probability that person 18 will randomly pick it? Hint: to make sure your formula is correct, check that it works for the passenger right before the last one. Enter your answer as a decimal number with at most three digits after the decimal point, rounding if necessary. For example, if your answer is 1/3, round it and enter it as 0.333, if your answer is 2/3, enter it as 0.667, and if your answer is 1/2, enter it as 0.5. Your Answer:

ecall the airplane puzzle from the lab: the first person to get on the plane picks a random seat, the rest sit in their assigned seat if it is available, otherwise pick a random available seat. Assume person i is assigned the seat i. Suppose person 18 came in and discovered that their seat is taken. Assuming that the last person's seat, which is seat number n=32 on this plane, it is still available, what is the probability that person 18 will randomly pick it? Hint: to make sure your formula is correct, check that it works for the passenger right before the last one. Enter your answer as a decimal number with at most three digits after the decimal point, rounding if necessary. For example, if your answer is 1/3, round it and enter it as 0.333, if your answer is 2/3, enter it as 0.667, and if your answer is 1/2, enter it as 0.5. Your Answer:

Operations Research : Applications and Algorithms

4th Edition

ISBN:9780534380588

Author:Wayne L. Winston

Publisher:Wayne L. Winston

Chapter12: Review Of Calculus And Probability

Section12.5: Random Variables, Mean, Variance, And Covariance

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