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There are five unmarked envelopes on a table, each with a letter for a different person. If the mail is randomly distributed to these five people, with each person getting one letter, what is the probability that everyone gets the correct piece of mail?

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How many ways can 5 objects be arranged?
The answer is 5! (or 5 factorial) which equals 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1
The answer is 1 in 120 or (1 / 120) which equals 0.0083333333



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