Re: Simple combinatoric problem
On Feb 27, 1:45 pm, rich...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Richard Tobin) wrote:
In a shuffled pack of cards, what is the probability that an ace
is adjacent to a king?
At least once, or exactly once?
R.G. Vickson
The answer (found by enumerating all the positions of the aces) is
284622747/585307450 or 48.63%, but can anyone find a simple way to
show this?
-- Richard
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