A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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 A secretary types three letters and the three corresponding envelopes. In a hurry, he places at random one letter in each envelope. What is the probability that at least one letter is in the correct envelope? Hint: Let $C_{i}$ be the event that the $i$ th letter is in the correct envelope. Expand $P\left(C_{1} \cup C_{2} \cup C_{3}\right)$ to determine the probability.

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