Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences · Problem 16.3.11

FUNCTIONS OF A COMPLEX VARIABLE — Mary Boas

Mathematics — Methods · probability-theorems-envelope

Problem

In paying a bill by mail, you want to put your check and the bill (with a return address printed on it) into a window envelope so that the address shows right side up and is not blocked by the check. If you put check and bill at random into the envelope, what is the probability that the address shows correctly?

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