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Well, I am by no means convinced either. Let me try to answer your questions since you seem to be leading me somewhere with them. What is P(X=k) for k=0,1,2,3,4 ? Well, this is where my "probabilities" are coming from in the second method, or so I think. AlephZero, you are correct that...

Homework Statement We've got a standard deck of 52 cards. We shuffle the deck well, then cut it into two piles of 26 each, a top pile and a bottom pile. We reach in and pull a random card out of the top pile, observing that it is an Ace. We then put it into the bottom pile, shuffle the...

k = 0, 1, . . ., n. yeah, k!px(k) is what I meant to say. So, if 1/(e-1) matches the answer in the back, I guess I just don't see how. Are we summing all the values of (1/k!) for the entire range of k?, because then I would see how Ʃ(1/k!) over the range of k would be 1/(e-1), but only if...

Homework Statement Hi everyone! Me and my colleague are working our way through Harold J Larson's "Introduction to Probability Theory and Statistical Inference: Third Edition", and we found something interesting. We both have the same edition of the text, but mine is slightly newer?, and...