perplexus.info :: Probability : 9 labels and 9 jars

9 labels and 9 jars (Posted on 2002-12-09)

There are 9 jars each with unique labels.

Someone has come and removed all the labels and mixed them up.

If you put the labels back on the jars (without knowing the contents), what is the expected number of labels which would match the contents?

See The Solution Submitted by Kozo Morimoto

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re(2): expected or average

| Comment 9 of 15 |

(In reply to re: expected or average by friedlinguini)

thats what i has always thought, but my brains fight with the english language was telling me there was a difference here. Stupid brain.

Posted by Cory Taylor on 2002-12-24 04:56:57

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