Excursions in Modern Mathematics, Books a la carte edition (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134469041
Author: Peter Tannenbaum
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 17E
Airlines would like to board passengers in the order of decreasing seat numbers (largest seat number first, second largest next, and so on), but passengers don't like this policy and refuse to go along. If two passengers randomly board a plane the probability that they board in order of decreasing seat numbers is 12; if three passengers randomly board a plane the probability that they board in order of decreasing seat numbers is 16; if four passengers randomly board a plane the probability that they board in order of decreasing seat numbers is 124; and if five passengers randomly board a plane, the probability that they board in order of decreasing seat numbers is 1120. Using the sequence
a. determine the probability that if six passengers randomly board a plane they board in order of decreasing seat numbers.
b. determine the probability that if 12 passengers randomly board a plane they board in order of decreasing seat numbers.
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