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From: carl@aoa.UUCP (Carl Witthoft)
Newsgroups: net.math
Subject: Re: probability problem (prize)
Message-ID: <392@aoa.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 8-Jan-86 13:17:51 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan  8 13:17:51 1986
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Organization: Adaptive Optics Assoc., Cambridge, Mass. USA
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Keywords: probability bridge prize cards accident

In article <505@anucsd.anu.OZ> bdm@anucsd.anu.OZ (Brendan McKay) writes:
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>A standard 52-card pack is dealt at random to 4 players.  13 cards each.
>What is the probability that each player has at least 2 cards in each suit?
>
>Don't bother replying if your answer is not between 20% and 21%.
>
Booooooooooooooooring!