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A payroll department addresses five paychecks and envelopes to five different people and randomly inserts the paychecks into the envelopes. What is the probability that (a) exactly one paycheck is inserted in the correct envelope and ( b ) at least one paycheck is in the correct envelope?

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Answer:

(a) the probability of exactly one paycheck inserted correctly is [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex]

(b) at least one paycheck inserted correctly is [tex]\frac{1}{5}-0=\frac{1}{5}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

A paycheck is a document issued by an employer to pay an employee.

Probability is the likelihood of an event happening or not happening.

probability is given as the possible outcome over the expected outcome.