(b) One evening, a bemused lodge-porter tried to hang n keys on their n hooks, but only...

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(b) One evening, a bemused lodge-porter tried to hang n keys on their n hooks, but only managed to hang them independently and at random. There was no limit to the number of keys which could be hung on any hook. Otherwise, or by using (a), find an expression for the probability that at least one key was hung on its own hook.

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Probability An Introduction

ISBN: 9780198709978

2nd Edition

Authors: Geoffrey Grimmett, Dominic Welsh

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