One hundred people are boarding on a fully-booked plane, and they all
have assigned different individual seats. The first person has forgotten
his boarding pass, so sits in a seat completely at random (that is, he’s
equally like to pick any of the
Then the second person will sit in their seat if it’s available. But if it’s taken, then they’ll sit in a random seat from those left available. Similarly the third person will sit in their seat if it’s available. But if it’s not, then they’ll sit in a random seat from those available. Each person from the second onwards to the hundredth follows these rules.
What’s the chance that the