Suppose a mail carrier must deliver 10 different letters, one to each house on the same street. The 10 letters have only the street name and not the house number, so he delivers them at random, one to each house. In how many ways can he deliver them so at least one house gets the correct letter? You may use an approximation rounded to the nearest whole number for this answer.

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Suppose a mail carrier must deliver 10 different letters, one to each house on the same street. The 10 letters have only the street name and not the house number, so he delivers them at random, one to each house.

In how many ways can he deliver them so at least one house gets the correct letter?

You may use an approximation rounded to the nearest whole number for this answer.

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