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Timeline for Feller shoe-matching problem

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Sep 10 at 13:12 history edited kjetil b halvorsen CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sep 30, 2018 at 5:42 vote accept Win_odd Dhamnekar
Sep 28, 2018 at 11:26 comment added Win_odd Dhamnekar Author had given correct answer. My answer was wrong. Now I have provided the correct answer by editing my question.
Sep 22, 2018 at 3:05 comment added BruceET Some misunderstanding here. Feller's answer is correct. Your view would have more weight if accompanied by a combinatorial argument in addition to claims of correctness.
Sep 22, 2018 at 2:45 comment added Win_odd Dhamnekar Question is asking probability of at least one pair of shoes in the selected four number of shoes.So this is equal to probability of one pair of shoes and probability of two pair of shoes in the selection of four shoes out of ten pairs of shoes. I have posted exactly the same answer.So my answer is correct.Author might have forgotten to consider the probability of success and failure.
Sep 22, 2018 at 0:49 history edited BruceET CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sep 22, 2018 at 0:05 history answered BruceET CC BY-SA 4.0