There are 4 letters and 4 addressed envelopes. If the letters are placed in the envelopes at random, find the probability that (i) none of the letters is in the correct envelope and (ii) at least 1 letter is in the correct envelope, by explicitly writing the sample space and the event spaces,

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There are 4 letters and 4 addressed envelopes. If the letters are placed in the
envelopes at random, find the probability that (i) none of the letters is in the
correct envelope and (ii) at least 1 letter is in the correct envelope, by explicitly
writing the sample space and the event spaces.
Transcribed Image Text:There are 4 letters and 4 addressed envelopes. If the letters are placed in the envelopes at random, find the probability that (i) none of the letters is in the correct envelope and (ii) at least 1 letter is in the correct envelope, by explicitly writing the sample space and the event spaces.
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