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Introduction to probability
Question

A local post office is to send M telegrams which are distributed at random over N communication channels, (N > M). Each telegram is sent over any channel with equal probability. Chance that not more than one telegram will be sent over each channel is

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Solution

Since lines are more than telegrams,  NCM are those lines where telegrams will be sent.

So, number of favourable cases =NCM×M!

Total number of cases = NM          [As first telegram can go in any one of n lines]

So, required probability= NCM×M!NM

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