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there are 5 envelope and 5 letters placed at random. what is the probability that no single letter is placed in the right envelope

Asked In TCS nidhi gupta (10 years ago)

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sahitya  (10 years ago)

probability that no single letter is placed in the right envelop is = 1- (placing all the letters in the right envelop)
i.e 5 letters will go in their right envelops in only 1 way, and total cases is 5!
so, 1-(1/5!) = 119/120

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Pranoy Bej  (10 years ago)

If we let A be the event that letter A is in ist correct envelope and
similarly B is the event that letter B is in its correct envelope,
then

P(A) = 1/5 and

P(A and B) = 1/5 * 1/4

Now use the inclusion-exclusion principle to get probability that A or
B or C .... or E are correctly placed.

P(A or B or C .... or E) = P(A) + P(B) + P(C) + P(D) + P(E)
- P(A and B) - P(B and C) -....
+ P(A and B and C) + P(B and C and D) + ....
- P(A and B and C and D) - P(...) -......
+ P(A and B and C and D and E)

= 5*(1/5)
- 5C2*(1/5)(1/4)
+ 5C3*(1/5)(1/4)(1/3)
- 5C4*(1/5)(1/4)(1/3)(1/2)
+ (1/5)(1/4)(1/3)(1/2)(1/1)

5*4 1 5*4*3 1 5*4*3*2 1 1
= 1 - --- * --- + ----- * ----- - --------- * ------- + ---------
1*2 5*4 1*2*3 5*4*3 1*2*3*4 5*4*3*2 5*4*3*2*1

= 1 - 1/2! + 1/3! - 1/4! + 1/5! = 19/30

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anshul sharma  (10 years ago)

p of placing them in right envelopes is 1/5! hence for not placing them is 1-1/5!=119/120

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radhika mittal  (10 years ago)

case of total disagreement so formula is n!(1/2!-1/3!+1/4!........+1/n!)
so 5!(1/2!-1/3!+1/4!-1/5!)=44
so p=44/5!=44/120=11/30.

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nishant samrendra  (10 years ago)

only 15 cases(1+2+3+4+5) are there in which each letter will go into correct envelope, while total 5^5 cases are there to place the letters into envelope....
ans is : 5^5 - 15.

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shanmathi  (10 years ago)

anyone pls explain this prob clearly.

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yogesh ahuja  (10 years ago)

here it is said no single letter should be at correct place
so 1stly chances of getting 1 letter at correct place=5
2ndly chances of getting 2 letters at correct place=5c2=10
3rdly chances of getting 3 letters at correct place=5c3=10
lastly chances of getting 5 letters at correct place=1
note that 4 letters cant be at rt place bcoz it will ultimately lead all letters at correct place
sum=5+10+10+1=26
chance of no letter at correct place=120-26=94
p=94/120

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ravi prakash  (10 years ago)

question is all of them are wrong not only one of them

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