簡化咗做10問AI
This is an interesting probability problem! Let's think through it step by step:
First, let's consider what happens to the 10th person's seat:
If the first person doesn't take seat 10, it will be available for the 10th person.
If the first person takes seat 10, it won't be available.
The probability of the first person taking seat 10 is 1/10, as they choose randomly from all seats.
If the first person doesn't take seat 10 (which happens with probability 9/10), the 10th person will get their correct seat, regardless of what everyone else does.
If the first person does take seat 10 (probability 1/10), then the 10th person will only get their correct seat if they end up in the seat of the person who took their seat. This is essentially the same as if they were choosing randomly among the remaining seats.
In this case (first person took seat 10), the probability of the 10th person getting their correct seat is 1/9, as they're effectively choosing randomly from the 9 remaining seats.
We can now calculate the total probability: P(10th person gets correct seat) = P(first person doesn't take seat 10) + P(first person takes seat 10) * P(10th person gets correct seat in this case)
= 9/10 + 1/10 * 1/9
= 9/10 + 1/90
= 81/90 + 1/90
= 82/90
= 41/45
≈ 0.9111 or about 91.11%
Therefore, the probability of the 10th person having their own seat is 41/45 or approximately 91.11%.
This result is quite interesting and perhaps counterintuitive. Despite the potential chaos introduced by the first person's random choice, the last person still has a very high chance of ending up in their assigned seat.
Would you like me to elaborate on any part of this explanation?
標準咸迷2024-10-05 13:48:17
This is an interesting variation of the problem. Let's think through it step by step:
First, we need to consider what can happen to the 9th person's seat:
It could be taken by the 1st person (who chooses randomly)
It could be taken by someone else who was displaced
It could remain empty for the 9th person
The probability of the 1st person taking the 9th person's seat is 1/10.
If the 1st person doesn't take the 9th person's seat (probability 9/10), we need to consider two scenarios:
a) The 1st person took their own seat (probability 1/10)
b) The 1st person took someone else's seat (probability 8/10)
If scenario (a) occurs, everyone including the 9th person will get their correct seat.
If scenario (b) occurs, it creates a chain of displacements. The 9th person will get their seat unless this chain of displacements reaches their seat before they do.
The key insight is that in scenario (b), the 9th person has an equal chance of being in any position in this chain of displacements, including the last position (which would mean they get their own seat).
Given that there are 9 people involved in this chain (everyone except the 1st person), the probability of the 9th person being last in the chain (and thus getting their seat) is 1/9.
Now, let's calculate the total probability:
P(9th person gets correct seat) = P(1st person takes 9th seat) * 0 +
P(1st person doesn't take 9th seat) * [P(1st person takes own seat) * 1 +
P(1st person takes another seat) * P(9th person last in chain)]
Therefore, the probability of the 9th person having their own seat is 17%.
This result is quite different from the probability for the 10th person (which would be 90%), showing how the position in the seating order can significantly affect the chances of getting the correct seat.