SOLUTION: 5. Stephen placed three letters in envelopes while he was having a telephone conversation. He addressed the envelopes and sealed them without checking if each letter was in the cor

Question 633760: 5. Stephen placed three letters in envelopes while he was having a telephone conversation. He addressed the envelopes and sealed them without checking if each letter was in the correct envelope. What is the probability that each of the letters was in the correct envelope? _____
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5. Stephen placed three letters in envelopes while he was having a telephone conversation. He addressed the envelopes and sealed them without checking if each letter was in the correct envelope. What is the probability that each of the letters was in the correct envelope? _____
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# of ways to succeed: 1
# of possible outcomes: 3! = 6
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P(all correct) = 1/6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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