JEE MainMathematicsProbabilityMCQ+4 / −1
Fifteen football players of a club-team are given 15 T-shirts with their names written on the backside. If the players pick up the T-shirts randomly, then the probability that at least 3 players pick the correct T-shirt is :
- A
- B
- C
- D0.08
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Correct answer: D
- Interpretation
Each random assignment of 15 distinct T-shirts to 15 distinct players is a permutation of 15 objects.
We need the probability that at least 3 players get their own T-shirt, i.e. the number of fixed points in a random permutation is at least 3.
- Useful fact about fixed points
For a random permutation of objects, the number of fixed points is approximately Poisson with mean when is reasonably large. Here , and this approximation is very accurate.
So, where = number of players who pick the correct T-shirt.
We want
Using the Poisson model,
Hence
Now, so
Thus,
- Match with the options
The closest and intended answer is:
So the correct option is D.
- Verification with stored answer
Stored correct answer: D
Our derived answer: D
They agree.
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