Problem 38 easy

Nobody gets their own hat

Five people leave their hats in a cloakroom and later each receives one of the five hats, uniformly at random (all assignments are equally likely).

What is the probability that nobody receives their own hat?

Answer

Fractions, decimals with at least 3 significant digits, and expressions such as sqrt(2)/2, e^-1 or pi/4.

Hints 0/2

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Solution

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