If N=3, there are 33 = 27 ways the three objects can be placed into the three buckets.  For each bucket, see if you can verify that There is a probability of 8/27 that this bucket contains zero objects There is a probability of 12/27 that this bucket contains exactly one objects There is a probability of 6/27 that this bucket contains exactly two objects There is a probability of 1/27 that this bucket contains exactly three objects When each of N objects is randomly placed into one of N buckets, let P(N) be the probability that a bucket contains exactly 0, 1, or 2 objects.  For example, we can use the calculations above to determine that P(3) = 8/27 + 12/27 + 6/27 = 26/27 = 96.3%. Determine P(100).

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Suppose you have N objects and N buckets.

For each object, randomly place it into a bucket, with each of the N options being equally likely. 

Through this random process, some buckets may end up empty, while other buckets may have multiple objects.

If N=3, there are 3= 27 ways the three objects can be placed into the three buckets.  For each bucket, see if you can verify that

  • There is a probability of 8/27 that this bucket contains zero objects
  • There is a probability of 12/27 that this bucket contains exactly one objects
  • There is a probability of 6/27 that this bucket contains exactly two objects
  • There is a probability of 1/27 that this bucket contains exactly three objects


When each of N objects is randomly placed into one of N buckets, let P(N) be the probability that a bucket contains exactly 0, 1, or 2 objects.  For example, we can use the calculations above to determine that P(3) = 8/27 + 12/27 + 6/27 = 26/27 = 96.3%.

Determine P(100).

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