Re: The Car Talk Puzzler (nongambling)
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I'm not sure I understand the structure...let's say David is the 1st passenger who dropped his boarding pass and picks a seat at random.
What happens when Mason (who was 27th in line) goes to his seat and David is sitting in his seat? Does he, then, pick another seat and the process continues?
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So there is a poker application?
I think this situation may be undefined. However (don't tell the mathematicians), if you cancel the infinities, I think you'll still get the right answer. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
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