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OpenStudy (anonymous):

There are four letters and four envelopes. Probability that all letters not placed in the right envelope ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

answer is 23/24

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Astrophysics

imqwerty (imqwerty):

total number of ways in which all letters are placed in the right envelope =1 total number of ways we can arrange the letters and envelops will be 4!=24 total ways in which all letters not placed in the right envelope =total ways -total ways in which they get placed in correct envelop total ways in which all letters not placed in the right envelope=4!-1 =23 Probability that all letters not placed in the right envelope=23/24

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you @imqwerty

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