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Will you get your assigned seat on this unusual flight?

Will you get your assigned seat on this unusual flight?

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THE LAST SEAT

 
RAY: You're one of a hundred people standing in line to get onto an airplane that has 100 seats. There's a seat for every person who's in line, and each of you has a boarding pass for your assigned a seat. The first person to walk onto the plane drops his boarding pass and, instead of picking it up, decides, "I'm just going to sit anyplace." He takes a seat at random.
 
Now, every other passenger will take either his assigned seat or, if that seat is taken, that passenger will take any seat at random.
 
TOM: I've been on that flight!
 
RAY: You are the last passenger to walk onto the plane. Obviously, there's going to be one seat left, because everyone else is sitting in his correct seat, or not.
 
The question is: What are the chances that you get to sit in your assigned seat? I'm going make this multiple choice.
A: 1 out of 2.
B: 1 out of 10.
C: 2 out of 50.
D: 1 out of 100
E: Zero.

 

 



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