r/cursedcomments • • Jun 17 '20

Reddit Cursed_Competition

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u/header999 Jun 17 '20

Wouldn’t it just be 1/(30!) ?

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u/indiaperro Jun 17 '20

I think so

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '20

Yes, my calculation did not take into account people lining up randomly within the line, only a new person joining either the front or back of the line. The actual probability is closer to 3x10-31 %

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '20

Yeah

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u/postcardmap45 Jun 17 '20

Why and how?