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Probability of At Least 1 Child Receiving 6 or 7 Candies
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[QUOTE="haruspex, post: 5002463, member: 334404"] The problem is badly worded. The probabilities depend on the teacher's algorithm for distributing them. . Suppose the algorithm is to divide the candies (considered as identical) into five piles (considered non-identical), then discard the distribution if it doesn't meet the criteria and repeat until we happen on one that does. Can you make some progress from there? (Making such a choice about whether a given collection, children or candies, consists of identical, interchangeable entities or distinct, 'labelled' entities affects the answer, and can make a huge difference to the ease of calculation. I've chosen a combination that commonly applies to such questions and is mathematically manageable.) Whatever the correct interpretation, your simplification is not going to work. The given answer looks peculiar, but I haven't checked it yet. Bedtime. Must have been past bedtime. I'll correct one statement: your simplification may well be right (probably is) with some interpretations, but not with others. [/QUOTE]
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