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n $n$ people each randomly assigned a number from 1$1$ to m$m$ with replacement. Probability that exactly one number is assigned to more than one person?

Suppose that n$n$ people are each randomly assigned a number from 1$1$ to m$m$ with replacement. What is the probability that exactly one number is assigned to more than one person?

What I have tried:

Defining the event A$A$ to be 'exactly one number is assigned to more than one person', I can see that the probability of A$A$ is 0$0$ when m=n$m=n$ and 1$1$ when m<n$m<n$. For m>n$m>n$, the sample space would be m^n$m^n$. I have written out the sample space for n=3$n=3$ and m=4$m=4$. In this case, P(A)=40/64=5/8$P(A)=40/64=5/8$. However, I cannot see how to compute the number of sample points in the general case.

n people each randomly assigned a number from 1 to m with replacement. Probability that exactly one number is assigned to more than one person?

Suppose that n people are each randomly assigned a number from 1 to m with replacement. What is the probability that exactly one number is assigned to more than one person?

What I have tried:

Defining the event A to be 'exactly one number is assigned to more than one person', I can see that the probability of A is 0 when m=n and 1 when m<n. For m>n, the sample space would be m^n. I have written out the sample space for n=3 and m=4. In this case, P(A)=40/64=5/8. However, I cannot see how to compute the number of sample points in the general case.

$n$ people each randomly assigned a number from $1$ to $m$ with replacement. Probability that exactly one number is assigned to more than one person?

Suppose that $n$ people are each randomly assigned a number from $1$ to $m$ with replacement. What is the probability that exactly one number is assigned to more than one person?

What I have tried:

Defining the event $A$ to be 'exactly one number is assigned to more than one person', I can see that the probability of $A$ is $0$ when $m=n$ and $1$ when $m<n$. For $m>n$, the sample space would be $m^n$. I have written out the sample space for $n=3$ and $m=4$. In this case, $P(A)=40/64=5/8$. However, I cannot see how to compute the number of sample points in the general case.

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Suppose that n people are each randomly assigned a number from 1 to m with replacement. What is the probability that exactly one number is assigned to more than one person?

What I have tried:

Defining the event A to be 'exactly one number is assigned to more than one person', I can see that the probability of A is 0 when m=n and 1 when m<n. For m>n, the sample space would be m^n. I have written out the sample space for n=3 and m=4. In this case, P(A)=40/64=5/8. However, I cannot see how to compute the number of sample points in the general case.

Suppose that n people are each randomly assigned a number from 1 to m with replacement. What is the probability that exactly one number is assigned to more than one person?

Suppose that n people are each randomly assigned a number from 1 to m with replacement. What is the probability that exactly one number is assigned to more than one person?

What I have tried:

Defining the event A to be 'exactly one number is assigned to more than one person', I can see that the probability of A is 0 when m=n and 1 when m<n. For m>n, the sample space would be m^n. I have written out the sample space for n=3 and m=4. In this case, P(A)=40/64=5/8. However, I cannot see how to compute the number of sample points in the general case.

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n people each randomly assigned a number from 1 to m with replacement. Probability that exactly one number is assigned to more than one person?

Suppose that n people are each randomly assigned a number from 1 to m with replacement. What is the probability that exactly one number is assigned to more than one person?