The doctor's patients

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Sujet : The doctor's patients
De : qnivq.ragjvfgyr (at) *nospam* ogvagrearg.pbz (David Entwistle)
Groupes : rec.puzzles
Date : 15. Jun 2025, 20:22:11
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Organisation : A noiseless patient Spider
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When the doctor's surgery opens, on Monday morning, there are three people
queueing outside. Each person is waiting to see a doctor. They each speak
to the receptionist and then take a seat in the waiting area.

The waiting area has five seats arranged in a single row, with seats side-
by-side. Initially all seats are unoccupied. Each patients selects a seat
at random, with the proviso that they prefer not to sit next to a seat
that is already occupied by another patient.

What is the probability that all three patients get a seating position
they are happy with i.e. not seated next to another person?

--
David Entwistle

Date Sujet#  Auteur
15 Jun 25 * The doctor's patients5David Entwistle
15 Jun 25 `* Re: The doctor's patients4Richard Heathfield
16 Jun 25  `* Re: The doctor's patients3David Entwistle
17 Jun 25   `* Re: The doctor's patients2Mike Terry
18 Jun 25    `- Re: The doctor's patients1David Entwistle

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