[Guest]

After a typist has written ten letters and had addressed the ten corresponding envelopes, a careless mailing clerk inserted the letters in the envelopes at random, one letter per envelope. What is the probability that exactly nine letters were inserted in the proper envelopes?

[Guest]

After a typist has written ten letters and had addressed the ten corresponding envelopes, a careless mailing clerk inserted the letters in the envelopes at random, one letter per envelope. What is the probability that exactly nine letters were inserted in the proper envelopes?

It's zero.

[Guest]

If nine were in the correct envelopes then the tenth would also have to be as there is only one letter and envelope left.

[Guest]

you cannot have EXACTLY nine right. the tenth would also have to be right.

[Guest]

After a typist has written ten letters and had addressed the ten corresponding envelopes, a careless mailing clerk inserted the letters in the envelopes at random, one letter per envelope. What is the probability that exactly nine letters were inserted in the proper envelopes?

I think if he's that careless...

it's possible one envelope remained unstuffed.