If 4 people have the same 7 shirts, what is the chance that they will wear the same shirt on one day

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  1. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    If 4 people have the same 7 shirts, what is the chance that they will wear the same shirt on one day?

    1. For each person, the probability they all wear the first shirt is 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 = 1/256
    2. For each person, the probability they all wear the second shirt is 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 = 1/256
    3. For each person, the probability they all wear the third shirt is 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 = 1/256
    4. For each person, the probability they all wear the fourth shirt is 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 = 1/256
    5. For each person, the probability they all wear the fifth shirt is 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 = 1/256
    6. For each person, the probability they all wear the sixth shirt is 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 = 1/256
    7. For each person, the probability they all wear the seventh shirt is 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 = 1/256
    Now, we add up all those probabilities to get our answer, since any of the 7 scenarios above meets the criteria:
    (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)/256
    7/256
     

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