A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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A drunken man who has n keys wants to open the door if his office. He tries the keys at random, one by one, and the unsuccessful keys are eliminated. Show that at all times, no matter how many unsuccessful keys he has eliminated, the probability of finally locating the correct key is 1/n
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