Pair Playing Probability (Posted on 2005-08-02)

	Submitted by Old Original Oskar!
Rating: 3.0000 (2 votes)
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There are N-1 matches. The number of possible pairings is N(N-1)/2. As all matches have the same probability, the answer is #MATCHES/#PAIRINGS = 2/N.

	Subject	Author	Date
	Explanation to Puzzle Answer	K Sengupta	2022-12-31 00:30:30
	answer	K Sengupta	2007-09-01 05:29:24
	The Solution?? - correction	Paul	2005-08-29 02:28:28
	The Solution???	Paul	2005-08-29 02:01:47
	Solution for any one round	Paul	2005-08-28 12:36:13
	Solution	owl	2005-08-18 14:56:32
	variable change	Adam	2005-08-08 22:37:57
	re: No Subject - to riten	pcbouhid	2005-08-08 15:01:01
	No Subject	riten	2005-08-08 13:50:23
	re(3): The full tournament - to e.g.	pcbouhid	2005-08-05 14:22:49
	re(2): The full tournament	e.g.	2005-08-05 01:30:58
	Logic?	Cory Taylor	2005-08-04 21:50:38
	re: The full tournament	pcbouhid	2005-08-04 20:10:41
	forget, FK, it´s wrong again	pcbouhid	2005-08-04 20:01:05
	Hey, FK, another answer...	pcbouhid	2005-08-04 17:27:21
	re(2): my new answer -- still wrong	pcbouhid	2005-08-03 21:14:00
	re: my new answer -- still wrong	Federico Kereki	2005-08-03 20:57:51
	my new answer	pcbouhid	2005-08-03 19:44:05
	re(2): my answer - you´re right	pcbouhid	2005-08-03 18:17:14
	re: my answer	e.g.	2005-08-03 16:25:06
	my answer	pcbouhid	2005-08-03 16:04:48
	re: My Answer	Federico Kereki	2005-08-03 04:07:48
	My Answer	Gary	2005-08-03 03:02:17
	A special case	e.g.	2005-08-02 21:57:38
	re(3): I undestood right? - no, WRONG.	Federico Kereki	2005-08-02 20:09:12
	The full tournament	Charlie	2005-08-02 19:05:57
	re(2): I undestood right? - Charlie	pcbouhid	2005-08-02 18:44:16
	re(2): I undestood right? - no, WRONG.	pcbouhid	2005-08-02 18:18:16
	re(2): I undestood right? - to Charlie	pcbouhid	2005-08-02 18:13:14
	re: I undestood right? - no, WRONG.	Old Original Oskar!	2005-08-02 15:53:45
	re: I undestood right?	Charlie	2005-08-02 15:11:25
	I undestood right?	pcbouhid	2005-08-02 15:02:08