Problem 6. Suppose you are placing m books into n bozes. Each book is equally likely to be placed in each boz, and the book placements are independent. What's the expected number of bozes that contain ezactly k books?

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Problem 6. Suppose you are placing m books into n bores. Each book is equally likely to be placed in
each bor, and the book placements are independent. What's the erpected number of bozes that contain
exactly k books?
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 6. Suppose you are placing m books into n bores. Each book is equally likely to be placed in each bor, and the book placements are independent. What's the erpected number of bozes that contain exactly k books?
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