SOLUTION: an illiterate person is given 40 cards addressed to 4 different persons in the town . find probability that each person get a wrong card.

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Question 864536: an illiterate person is given 40 cards addressed to 4 different persons in the town . find probability that each person get a wrong card.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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No chances at all. He can't read the address to even know which city they are in.
There is no chance any one will get any cards at all.
He won't know there are only 4 people involved. He will probably not deliver them or just deliver randomly to the closest people.
Dumb question.