SOLUTION: hi can u hgelp me with this problem: suppose four people sit down at a table and each place is set with 3 pieces of cutlery. in total there are 4 knives 4 forks and 4 spoons on th

Question 41826: hi can u hgelp me with this problem:
suppose four people sit down at a table and each place is set with 3 pieces of cutlery. in total there are 4 knives 4 forks and 4 spoons on the table, but a mischievous butler has allocated hese 12 utensils at random. determine the probability that each person gets one of each utensil.
Answer by Nate(3500) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(C(4,1)C(4,1)C(4,1))/C(12,3)
64/220
about 29%
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