SOLUTION: Four friends play a game. Each person writes his or her name on a piece of paper, and the papers are randomly redistributed. Find the probability that each person gets back his or

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Question 777024: Four friends play a game. Each person writes his or her name on a piece of paper, and the papers are randomly redistributed. Find the probability that each person gets back his or her own name. Express you answer as a simplified fraction
Answer by FrankM(1040) About Me  (Show Source):
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4! is 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 or 24. This is the chance of everyone getting their name.