Please solve the following Probability Problem, please show all work and solve what is asked: HW 1.w. (Special game)The atmosphere has heated up and a fight erupted! There are n + 1players and somebody threw the first punch. Once a person is punched,they punch another person in the group at random. What are the oddsthat after m iterations:a) Nobody punches the person who started it?b) Nobody gets punched twice?Now take it up a notch: imagine the first person punched N other peopleat random, and once someone gets punched, they punch another N peoplein the group at random, and so on. Again, what are the odds that afterm iterations:a) Nobody punches the person who started it?b) Nobody gets punched twice?

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Please solve the following Probability Problem, please show all work and solve what is asked:

HW 1.w. (Special game)
The atmosphere has heated up and a fight erupted! There are n + 1
players and somebody threw the first punch. Once a person is punched,
they punch another person in the group at random. What are the odds
that after m iterations:
a) Nobody punches the person who started it?
b) Nobody gets punched twice?
Now take it up a notch: imagine the first person punched N other people
at random, and once someone gets punched, they punch another N people
in the group at random, and so on. Again, what are the odds that after
m iterations:
a) Nobody punches the person who started it?
b) Nobody gets punched twice?

 
 
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