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GlobalDuty
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you open box after box until you get the cake.
what's the probability that after opening 4 empty boxes, you open the last box with cake?
i know that the probablity of finding cake in the first box is 1/5.
i think for the 5th box you multiply: (1/5)(1/4)(1/3)(1/2) to get the answer. is this right?
what's the probability that after opening 4 empty boxes, you open the last box with cake?
i know that the probablity of finding cake in the first box is 1/5.
i think for the 5th box you multiply: (1/5)(1/4)(1/3)(1/2) to get the answer. is this right?
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