Steven G
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There are 100 passengers waiting to board a plane that has 100 seats.
Each passenger is assigned a seat (prior to boarding).
The 1st passenger takes a seat at random.
The next 98 passengers board one at a time. They either take their assigned seats if unoccupied or if occupied takes a seat at random.
State which seats will be available for the 100th passenger along with the probability.
BTW, since Dennis is a know cheater I need to state that he and I spoke about this problem so he knows the solution.
Each passenger is assigned a seat (prior to boarding).
The 1st passenger takes a seat at random.
The next 98 passengers board one at a time. They either take their assigned seats if unoccupied or if occupied takes a seat at random.
State which seats will be available for the 100th passenger along with the probability.
BTW, since Dennis is a know cheater I need to state that he and I spoke about this problem so he knows the solution.
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