There are 15 distinguishable balls that we want to throw into 4 distinct baskets while blindfolded. If each ball is equally likely to land in any of the buckets, what is the probability that all of the balls land in the first 2 baskets?

There are 15 distinguishable balls that we want to throw into 4 distinct baskets while blindfolded. If each ball is equally likely to land in any of the buckets, what is the probability that all of the balls land in the first 2 baskets?

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A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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