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The lost boarding pass and other practical problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2021

Geoffrey R. Grimmett and
David R. Stirzaker
Geoffrey R. Grimmett
Affiliation:
Statistical Laboratory, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge University, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WB e-mail: g.r.grimmett@statslab.cam.ac.uk
David R. Stirzaker
Affiliation:
St John’s College, Oxford OX1 3JP e-mail: david.stirzaker@sjc.ox.ac.uk

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The world is amply supplied with probability teasers. These can mystify and intoxicate. Here are some classics.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 105 , Issue 563 , July 2021, pp. 216 - 221
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