Example 6: six probabilists arrange to meet at a Hotel in a town. It happens that there are six parks of the same name in the town. What is the probability that (a) all of them meet (b) No three persons are in the same park.

Example 6: six probabilists arrange to meet at a Hotel in a town. It happens that there are six parks of the same name in the town. What is the probability that (a) all of them meet (b) No three persons are in the same park.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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